Data Transformation Engine Introduction to the Design Studio
Introduction to the Design Studio 
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About This Document 
This document contains information about the Design Studio. 
This document assumes that the reader knows the Windows environment, has 
used the Mercator Design Studio, and understands words such as mapping, type 
trees, and other basic Mercator terminology. 
Related References 
Related Reference  Description 
Design Studio Tutorial  Performing the basic and advanced 
aspects of mapping as learned using 
hands-on tutorials. 
Getting Started  Describing Mercator products, the 
Integration Broker suite, the installation 
procedure, and system requirements. 
What's New  Identifying the differences between 
versions of the Mercator products. 
Map Designer Reference Guide  Describing the Map Designer user 
interface and providing instruction on 
specifying mapping rules, configuring map 
sources and targets, defining map-level 
settings, and executing a compiled map. 
Type Designer Reference Guide  Using the Type Designer to create and 
edit type trees that describe your data. 
Integration Flow Designer Reference 
Guide 
Using the Integration Flow Designer as a 
Design Studio companion and graphical 
facility to manage collections of related 
maps. Also graphically organizing these 
maps, based upon your requirements, 
into logical collections called systems. 
Database Interface Designer 
Reference Guide 
Importing metadata into the databases 
and using adapters. 










