IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management, Version 11.3

Potential glue member task

When two or more multi-member entities will be joined into a single entity through transitive linking as the result of a member update or a new member addition, a potential glue member task is created.

The records that form the potential glue member task may represent the same entity, which creates a valid glue member linkage. However, it is also possible that the potential glue member task may represent two or more different entities, which creates an invalid glue member linkage.

The data steward must determine if the updated member (trigger member) is valid and take one of the following actions:

Retain the updated member in its current entity. This option creates rules to prevent new tasks from being generated if the member is updated in the future.
Move the updated member into a different entity. This option may create new rules if the entity that the member currently exists in is not empty.
Move all members from all of the multiple entities into the same entity as the target member. This option results in a single, transitively linked entity.

Last updated: 27 June 2014