On-demand enrichment in applications

Enrichers can be called within MDM applications to populate form fields with relevant, enriched data while authoring or editing records.

Configure on-demand data enrichment

For end-users to be able to initiate data enrichment while authoring or editing records in an application, model designers must specifically configure form step enrichers for on-demand execution, using the On Button Click option.

For detailed instructions on configuring enrichers in a step form, see Configure form step enrichers.

Trigger data enrichment in form fields

Upon entering an authoring or editing stepper in an MDM application, the following icons are displayed next to all fields eligible for enrichment:

  • A Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button.

  • (Optional) An Override Override button.

The presence of the Override Override (and related Reset override Reset Override) button on a form field depends on the override strategy applied to the field’s value.

  • If a field value is not subject to any override rule, these buttons are not displayed.

  • If a field value is subject to an override rule, the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button is grayed-out. Users must enable override on the field before they can execute the enricher(s).

To enrich data in a step form:

  1. (Optional) Click the Override Override button next to a field eligible for enrichment, if any.
    This button turns into a Reset override Reset Override button, and the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button becomes actionable.

  2. Hover over the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> icon.
    A tooltip indicates the name of the enricher or enrichers that will be triggered upon button click (e.g., Run Normalize Address).

    Enrichers operate on input fields, which are typically the fields containing the original data to be enriched, if any. Once an enricher processes input data, the enriched results are then populated into one or several output fields.

    When hovering over the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button linked to an enricher with multiple output fields, the button turns blue across all fields that will be processed by this enricher: Enrich with.
    The same behavior can be observed for all buttons affecting several fields.

  3. (Optional) Input or modify a field value, as necessary.

  4. Click the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button.

  5. Wait for the enricher to process the data, as indicated by the appearance of a loading icon: Loading spinner

  6. After processing, review the enriched data now populated in the form field(s).

  7. Notice the appearance of a Enrich with Reset Run <Enricher name> button next to the enriched field(s), replacing the Enrich with Run <Enricher name> button. Select this button if you wish to revert the enriched fields to their initial, pre-enriched state.

  8. (Optional) To undo any modification you may have made on a field, click the Reset override Reset Override button to restore a field to its initial value.

  9. Once satisfied with all field values, proceed to the next step or close the stepper.

When multiple enrichers apply to a single field value, the tooltip lists their names separated by commas. Clicking the button triggers the enrichers to execute sequentially based on the order defined in the model, according to the standard enricher execution process.

For example, if three enrichers affect a field value, the tooltip will indicate Run <Enricher #1>, <Enricher #2>, <Enricher #3>. Enricher #1 processes the initial field value; the output of Enricher #1 serves as input for Enricher #2; and so on until Enricher #3. The final result is the output of Enricher #3.