Data Transformation Engine Getting Started

Chapter 1 - Introduction
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source or target from the information workflow component or at execution time. Mercator mapping
solutions are resource independent.
You can also use resource adapters in map rules. For example, you can use database adapters in a map
rule to look up cross-reference data stored in a database. When the resource adapter you want to use
varies, depending on the data content, you can dynamically allocate the resource from within a map
rule. Mercator’s E-Business Broker Suite mapping solutions are re-configurable.
Defining Information Workflow
The Integration Flow Designer is the graphical information workflow facility of Mercator’s E-Business
Broker Suite. You use the Integration Flow Designer during development to model a set of logically
related maps, called a system. Systems can be used as a focal point for interfacing to other development
components, and for preparing maps for execution.
Business Process Models: A Focal Point for Integration Design
Using the Integration Flow Designer, you formulate a business process model as a system. System
components can be transformation components or other systems. A transformation component and its
inputs and outputs are represented in graphical form. Data flow links are automatically diagramed from
information about the resource adapters assigned to inputs and outputs. During development, you can
drill down to an underlying map where transformation rules are defined and to the underlying
definitions of input and output business objects.