Reviewing the field mapping lines
In the detail view of the Field Mapping page, the defined field mappings are displayed in a table.
To review the table of field mapping lines:
- Select Release Management > Configuration > Field Mappings.
- Click the Drill down button of a field mapping.
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Review this information in the field mapping lines:
- Direction
- This field defines the valid message direction for the
trading-partner-specific field mapping. The message direction can be selected for
shipment schedules, sequence schedule, sequential call-offs, planning schedules, or
shipments:
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Inbound: The field mapping is valid
for incoming
ShipmentSchedule,SequenceSchedule, andPlanningSchedule BODmessages from Transformation Services orShipment BODmessages from the ERP system that are processed by Release Management. -
Outbound: The field mapping is valid
for outgoing
ShipmentSchedule,SequenceSchedule, orPlanningSchedule BODmessages from Release Management that are sent to the ERP system or to Transformation Services. - Both: The field mapping is valid for incoming and outgoing BOD messages.
Note: For shipment schedules, sequence schedules, and planning schedules the message direction is Inbound, Outbound, or Both. For sequential call-offs and shipments the message direction is Inbound. -
Inbound: The field mapping is valid
for incoming
- When editing, select the message direction from the drop-down list.
- Field Name
- This field defines the name of the plan field that is mapped to internal or trading-partner-specific information of the Reference ID field. The field can be a field in the plan header, in the order lines, in the sequential call-offs, or in the shipments. The message direction determines whether the plan field is the target field or the source field of the mapping.
- When editing, select the plan field from the drop-down list.
- Reference ID
- This field contains the reference ID in the reference lists of
ShipmentSchedule,SequenceSchedule,PlanningSchedule, andShipment BODs. The reference ID is used to access the trading-partner-specific information that must be mapped to the plan field. The plan field is defined in the Field Name field. The message direction determines whether the Reference ID field is the source field or the target field of the mapping. - When editing, select the reference ID field from the drop-down list.