Lookup element parameters

The lookup element employs lookup tables which specify a set of data values that should be passed to the function.

<lookup table='tablename' business-unit='buspec' unknown='unknownoption'>
		<target/>
		<source/>
</lookup>

Parameters

• lookup
  • table

    tablename is the name of the lookup table to be used for this field. This parameter is mandatory.

  • business-unit

    Where buspec is one of auto:source, auto:target, or a valid business unit.

    For example, when performing an internal transfer of data from business unit BUA (the source) to BUB (the target), selecting auto:source in the transformation selects BUA as the business unit to be used for the transformation. Selecting auto:target, selects BUB as the business unit to be used for the transformation. When the business unit for the internal transfer is the same for the source and target, the selection of either auto:source or auto:target in the transformation selects the same business unit.

    Where there is no business unit specified for the source or target, a 'null' business unit is used for the transformation. In this case global lookup data is used.

  • unknown

    Where unknownoption is one of the following:

    fail - an error message is displayed when an unknown value is being transformed.

    copy - the source value is used 'as is', that is, a transformation is not performed on it.

• target

  Specifies the fully qualified target path, as defined in the specified lookup table, to be generated in the output data. This parameter is mandatory.

• source

  Specifies the fully qualified source path in the input data. The following set of rules applies:

  • If this value is not present the default value specified in the SSX_LOOKUP_VALUE table is used.
  • If this value is present, but not found in the lookup table, the user configured value as specified in unknownoption is used.
  • If the value is present and can be found in the lookup table, the substitution value from the lookup table is used.