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 There'​s amost always a mapping required; whether it's done in a TOOL script, a view or in the model. There'​s amost always a mapping required; whether it's done in a TOOL script, a view or in the model.
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 +Name data informants appropropriately (to indicate their strong data dependence) as opposed to target informats which tend to be more generic. E.g. use "​_data"​ suffix for name, "​_d"​ for index.
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 +I usually tackle moderately complex imports in a stand alone TOOL script (not a view) kept alongside the source data, which produces a whatIf-friendly output (TOOL or text), along with informants.
  
 ===== Case 1 - Data informant used in model diagram ===== ===== Case 1 - Data informant used in model diagram =====
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