Data Transformation Engine Intelligent Business Integration Reference Guide

Chapter 2 - Integration Maps Anatomy of a Mercator Map

Intelligent Business Integration Reference Guide

Adapter Configuration for Input and Output

Mercator resource adapters provide the connectivity needed to GET data from

sources and

PUT data to targets. However, adapters do not provide

transformation; that is the purpose of map rules. Map rules describe the nature of

the transformation while the transformation server performs the actual

transformation of the data.

Mercator provides adapters for common enterprise-level resources. In its simplest

form, specifying an adapter for an input or output card is merely a case of

selecting the required adapter from a list:

Select the required adapter

from the drop down list.

When

Database

is selected as the

adapter, select the

.MDQ

file created

using the Database Interface Designer

that contains the appropriate database

connectivit

and authentication.