Create a new model

This procedure steps through how to use input data to create a new Context Graph model in Flow Designer with the Write to Model stage.

1. In Flow Designer, drag the Write to Model stage icon from the Context Graph panel to the canvas.
2. Optional: Click the default "Write to Model" stage icon label to give the stage a more meaningful name.
3. Drag an upstream connection to the input port on the Write to Model stage icon.
4. Double-click the Write to Model icon to open its options.
5. In the Model box, type the name for the new model.
6. In the Write mode box, click to select Initial load.
7. Optional: If you want to remove entities without relationships from the new model before closing the stage, check the Remove orphaned entities check box.
8. Add and configure new entity types that you want to include in the model.
   • For the procedure to do this, see Configure a new entity type.
9. Add relationships to the model.
   • For the procedure to do this, see Configure new relationships.
10. Click the Indexes button to configure indexes for the configured elements.
    For more information, see Indexes.
11. Click Apply.
12. On the toolbar, click the Save button .