Data Transformation Engine Intelligent Business Integration Reference Guide

Chapter 1 - Introduction Design Environment – Design Studio
Intelligent Business Integration Reference Guide
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Design Environment – Design Studio
The Mercator Design Studio is the client interface into an extensive array of
functionality that is available to create application integration solutions.
Application integration solutions created with the Design Studio are executed on
transformation servers specific to the Mercator product being used. Separation of
design and execution provides exceptional user flexibility in implementing
enterprise-wide integration solutions. A single Design Studio can deploy
integration solutions to multiple servers, or multiple Design Studios can be used to
create integration solutions for a single production environment.
The Mercator Design Studio consists of multiple user-friendly, GUI-based
applications that run on the Microsoft Windows platforms. These applications
include designers for integration flows, data object definitions, data transformation
maps, intelligent routing rules, and database interface definitions.
The major components of the Mercator Design Studio include:
♦ Type Designer
♦ Type Importers
♦ Type Tree Maker
♦ Map Designer
♦ Integration Flow Designer
♦ Database Interface Designer