Structured Node Creation

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You can create nodes (entities) from the fields and assign fields as entity features (attributes).

When you have created the required nodes, select Next Step to continue. Select the Save button to save your progress at any time.

Default Node

By default, a Node representing a record is created.

You can delete this node and create your own nodes as required.

Select the Delete icon to delete a node.

Select the Edit icon to change a node's settings.

JSON Reference Object

There is one additional field that is shown when working through the Load Structure Import configuration wizard for a JSON source file, called a Reference Object. See JSON Reference Object.

Create/edit a Node

Select Create Structured Node to open the Create Structured Node dialog.

Identify the Node Type

Node Type

Enter the name for the type of node.

For example, Person.

You can create your own node type just by giving it a name, for example, Employee.

The node types are listed in the Ontologies configuration.

Node Reference

The Node Reference is a unique identifier for the Node Type.

Normally, it is the same as the Node Type.

However, when you want to create two nodes with the same Node Type, you can by giving them a unique Node Reference.

This helps to when creating links, where you may want to create different links between nodes. You can differentiate nodes with the same Node Type using the unique Node Reference.

Select the Fields and Features

Source	Choose the field to use as the source.
Field Name	Assign a Field Name for each source selected. By default, a label and RID source are listed. There are several special types of Field Names to be aware of. Label: The label is used as the name for the node. RID: If a node has a RID field, it means that multiple entries with the same RID value will be merged into a single node/link. A RID field needs to created as a feature. (See Links to Structured Nodes.) coordinates- If a field contains geocoordinates, then make sure the field name is "coordinates" and created as a feature to make them visible on maps. timezones - If a field contains a timezone, then make sure the field name is timezones and created as a feature to make them recognisable as a timezone in Sintelix.
Create As	Choose whether to create the source as a Field or a Feature. Field: A field is like a field in a database and is built into the schema of the Node/Link. Fields are unique to Networks. Feature: Used to store additional values (which may be missing) or to store multiple values, such as a list or a map of data. Features are more flexible, and you can add, delete and modify features in the Network.
Search Options	Choose the required Search Option: Unsearchable: Cannot search on this field/feature. After the Network is created, you cannot filter on this field/feature. Partial Search: You can search for substrings and filter on substrings. Exact Search: Search and Filter require the full value to find the field/feature. The suggestions feature is available in Network tables. Fields with the same name across node configurations must have the same search option. If conflicting search options are found, Sintelix will automatically change the search configuration to 'exact search.'
Required	If required is checked: The node/link will not be created if the value is missing.
Add Field	Select Add Field to add additional fields and features to the Node.
Add	Select Add to finish creating the node.

Example

The example below creates two nodes: one for Employees and one for Departments.

No Sample Data

If there is no Sample Data, see Missing Sample Data.

Preview Document

Selecting the Preview icon in the Sample Data table will display a preview of the resulting document in the right pane.

A new section is added to the document: Structured Network Output.

This will list the structured nodes created for this record.