Data Transformation Engine Introduction to the Design Studio

Introduction to the Design Studio

Chapter 8 - Design Studio Reference

This chapter contains reference material that applies to all components of the

Design Studio.

Quotation Marks

Although there are platform-specific limitations regarding the usage of double and

single quotation marks, when adding a text string into any map rule, component

rule, or command line, use the following characters for quotation marks.

Symbol ASCII Character Text Reference in Documentation

' 039 Single quotation mark

" 034 Double quotation mark

'' 039 and 039 Two single quotation marks

(for some non-Windows environments)

Note Using any other characters could produce undesirable results.

Reserved Words and Symbols

Reserved words and symbols have a special meaning and may be used only in the

manner described in this chapter. The following is the list of reserved words and

symbols, and their intended use.

Reserved Word

or Symbol

Intended Use

$ Shorthand representation of the object name to the left of a

rule cell. Used in a component rule or a map rule.

: Used to separate components.