Document mappings

Use a mapping in the data flow to transform the contents` of a document or to transform a document into another type of document. How to create a mapping see ION Connect Mapping.

When using a mapping in a data flow, note that:

  • A mapping cannot combine two BODs into one or split one BOD into multiple BODs. The latter can be achieved with a parallel flow having a specific mapping in each branch.
  • Using mappings for reply BODs (Acknowledge or Show) is not supported. Reply BODs cannot be modeled in a data flow.
  • Be careful when using mappings for request BODs (Process or Get). Reply BODs are directly sent from the receiver of a Process BOD back to the original sender of the Process BOD. For example, if you change the document type in a mapping. The sender of the Process BOD receives an Acknowledge for another document type than expected. If you change the verb from Process to another verb, the sender does not receive an Acknowledge. If you change the verb Sync to Process, the sender of the Sync BOD receives an unexpected Acknowledge message. Do not change the document type or the verb in case of a request BOD.

To use a mapping in a data flow:

  1. Open a data flow or create a new one.
  2. Add a mapping activity to the flow
  3. Select the mapping to be used.
    The resulting document after the mapping activity is filled automatically based on the To Document and To Verb of the selected mapping.