Data Transformation Engine Map Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 7 - Formulating Map Rules Mapping an Input Item to an Output Item
Map Designer Reference Guide
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Output is Defined
in This Manner
Context Output is Built in This Manner
Occurs within a
delimited
explicit group
The group’s delimiter appears if data with the
same delimiter follows.
Occurs within
an implicit
group
No output is built.
Note An item within a fixed group must have the Padded to = Fixed Size property
specified, or the size minimum must equal the size maximum. If an item is
required, and content is specified as required, an output invalid message appears
in the summary trace file.
Mapping an Input Item to an Output Item
You may want an output item to be equal to some input item. In that case, drag
the input item into the rule cell of the output item.
Automatic Item Conversions
When mapping an item to an item and the input items have the same subclass as
the output items, the item type properties of the input item are automatically used
as the item type properties of the output item.
For example, if an item type is defined as with:
Item Subclass = Number
Presentation = Decimal with a required decimal separator
Pad = Yes
Padded to = Fixed Size
Padded to > Length = 7 bytes
Pad > Value = 0
Pad > Justify = Right.