Data Transformation Engine Introduction to the Design Studio

Chapter 3 - Type Designer Data Objects
Introduction to the Design Studio
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Item Types
An item type represents a simple data object that does not consist of other
objects. Blue icons (
) represent item types.
In the following example, the FirstName type does not consist of other data
objects; therefore, FirstName is an item type.
Group Types
A group type represents a complex data object that consists of other objects.
Green icons (
, , and ) represent group types. Group types consist of data
objects. The physical structure of these data objects is defined in the group
window.