Data Transformation Engine Map Designer Reference Guide

Map Designer Reference Guide
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Chapter 12 - Managing Maps
This chapter explains how to edit maps and cards within maps. It also explains the
search facilities in the Map Designer.
The Map Designer enables work to be reused. Anything that you have done once,
you do not have to do again. Input and output cards are managed by copying,
deleting, and editing.
Standard Windows Capabilities
The Map Designer supports standard Windows mouse and keyboard capabilities.
Note In the following discussion, the word object refers to a graphical object - such as a
card in the Navigator - or text - such as text in a map rule.
Moving and Copying Objects by Dragging
Drag procedures allow you to copy and move objects in the Map Designer.
♦ To move an object, drag it to the destination.
♦ To copy an object, press the Ctrl key and drag the object to the destination.
Selecting Objects
The Map Designer supports the standard selection capability of Windows.
♦ To select multiple continuous objects, select the first object, press the Shift
key, and select the last object.
♦ To select multiple objects that are not consecutive, press the Ctrl
key while
selecting each object.
Note In the Navigator, you can select multiple maps, as long as they are in the same
source file. You can select multiple cards, as long as they are all input cards or all
output cards in the same map.