We are looking at raw data from an external data source. Does anyone have any info on how to normalize the data?
Any tips or recommendations? From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Miller Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Product Catalog and Normalization ** I agree in wising that there was more info available. Some guidance around normalization would be great. A best practices white paper, something. I think one of the many missing pieces of the puzzle is how to take your custom Product Catalog and merge the data BMC is now providing (again). Since they are including a few more products in each PC release their PC data may/should start to take the place the PC data your team had to create out of necessity when there wasn't any. I am looking to follow BMC's lead regarding PC data where possible since it also relates to ADDM is "consistent product categorization using industry standard categories for software based on IDC Software Taxonomy". Ideally a large percentage of enterprise products will be supplied and maintained by BMC and we would only have to fill in the gaps with our industry specific and homegrown apps. But how is this done? I don't want to blindly run the PC installer against our PC data. Another nice nice topic to have some info on: what is the best way to keep Product Catalogs updated between environments? Jason On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:39 AM, KathyMorris <[email protected]> wrote: ** Hi, Platform: 7.6.4 Are there any issues with bringing the data into the gold set without normalizing the data first? We were trying to normalized the data yet, however we do not have our business rules in place. If we normalize the data later after it reaches the gold set, what are the drawbacks? Also - is there any documentation /videos out there to help you build the normalization rules? We are just installing our Product Catalog. Any recommendations? I wish there was more info out there. _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
