SRC Folder Flat files

Hi
I am looking for a column named Commodity Code from the EBS data base. After a lot of investigation, and in one stage we decided to do some customization for the column. But we find that column in the flat file named 'FILE_UNSPSC' in the src files folder. Now If at all I want some column name 'xyz' from EBS, If at all that column is in FLAT FILES format in SRC folder, Is there any process that we can check directly in what flat file this column is in, And I think Data Lineage is not 100 % accurate , Is there any other process.
Thanks in Advance

Now If at all I want some column name 'xyz' from EBS.If the column is source from eBS table then pull it from table no need to look at the src folder, make sure you are not using Universal folder.
And I think Data Lineage is not 100 % accurate 100% agree with you, to make 100% development suppose to be more accurate as per Informatica standards
Is there any other process.Not clear with Q but Manual process is the best (in general)
If helps mark

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Hi,all, I am a student currently exploring Oracle Technologies.
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