Configure an existing entity type

This procedure describes how to configure entity types from an existing model in the Write to Model stage.

Note: This procedure describes how to update entities from an existing Context Graph model. To configure a new entity type, see Configure a new entity type.
  1. In the Entity Types box, drag an existing entity type icon to the canvas.
    Completing this step expands the Entity Configuration panel, which shows the selected entity type in the Entity type box.
  2. Under Configurations, click to choose an input field that identifies the entity type.
    Input source may include an "Employee" field to identify workers in an organization, so an "Employee" configuration could identify a "Person" entity type.
  3. Under Properties, in the Update mode drop-down list box, choose how to update existing property values.
    For more information, see Update mode.
    Note: This setting is unavailable when Write mode is set to Initial load. For more information, see Write mode.
  4. Under Properties, click in the Source field column to associate an input field with each Property name.
    Leave this set to None when there is no corresponding source field for a property name in a configuration.
  5. To add additional configurations to the model, repeat steps 2 through 4.
    You can use more than one configuration to connect an entity type to itself (for example, Person reportsTo Person) or create or update an entity type based on two different fields, either from the same record or records from different sources.
    Input source may include an "Name" field to identify a person type and a "Manager" field to identify a person type.
  6. Click OK.