Defining transformations
To set up the transformation:
- If you are setting up a new transformation see Creating transformations. If you want to amend an existing transformation see Opening transformations.
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Once displayed, you can filter the information to aid the setting up or amendment of the transformation.
- Description
- The transformation description entered in the New Transformation dialog.
- TML Details
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- all
- The default selection that allows you to view all operation types.
- specify
- Select to display the
source/target operation check boxes. Check the
appropriate check boxes for the data you want to view.
The options are:
- map
- assign to
- function
- lookup
- undefined.
- Hide Direct Mappings
- Check this check box to hide data elements that are directly mapped.
- Full Structure
- Check this check box to display the full hierarchical structure of the source/target data.
The source and target data elements are listed in the TML Details grid along with the associated transformation operations. Any values displayed in red are invalid and must be corrected.
Hover the mouse over the data element name to display its full hierarchy path.
- Click Save a Transformation to save your transformation to the database.
- Validate and test the transformation.
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To view or edit the transformation source code, select
Change View from the View menu or click the Change a
Transformation view on the toolbar to display the code in the
Script viewer.
Note: Any source or target data displayed with a grey background is read-only data.
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