Data Transformation Engine Design Studio Tutorial

Chapter 1 - Mapping Basics Building the ContactToLabel Map
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3 After selecting Allow Docking, you can toggle between a docked window and
a floated window by double-clicking the top border of the Navigator.
Note The Rule Bar can also be docked or floated. Experiment with moving, docking,
and floating the Rule Bar.
Building the ContactToLabel Map
The Mail.mms map source file maintains the ContactToLabel map in source
format. The ContactToLabel map must be built in order to execute it. Maps are
not executed directly from a map source file.
The Build command on the Map menu is used to build the executable map for the
selected map. The Build command analyzes the logical interfaces within map
rules. If the analysis is successful, the map is compiled. Analysis includes:
♦ Checking for missing rules
♦ Checking for invalid rules
♦ Checking for invalid card definitions
♦ Verifying map references
♦ Verifying the arguments of functions
The Build command generates a compiled map file with an .mmc file name
extension and a map build analysis results file with an .mme file name extension.
The compiled map file is the input to the Command Server, Event Server, and
Platform API. Running a map from a command line uses the compiled map file.