Data Transformation Engine Map Designer Reference Guide

Contents
Map Designer Reference Guide
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Map Rules are Evaluated Independently in Sequential Order...................................99
Unavailable Rule Cells ......................................................................................99
Map Rule for the Entire Output Object.............................................................99
Map Rule for Each Component .......................................................................99
Entering Map Rules..........................................................................................99
Inserting a Function into a Map Rule................................................................99
Inserting a Symbol into a Map Rule..................................................................99
Entering a Restriction into a Map Rule..............................................................99
Generating No Output .................................................................................99
Special Characters in Map Rules .....................................................................99
Referencing an Output in a Map Rule...............................................................99
Comments in Map Rules ....................................................................................99
Syntax Errors in Map Rules............................................................................ 99
Data Object Names in Map Rules ....................................................................99
Card Names in Map Rules..............................................................................99
Component Names in Map Rules .....................................................................99
Index in Map Rules...................................................................................... 99
Partition in Map Rules ................................................................................. 99
Use Ellipses ...................................................................................................99
Using Ellipses to Shorten an Object Name ......................................................... 99
Viewing Properties in the Map Designer.................................................................99
Viewing Type Properties...............................................................................99
Viewing Component Rules............................................................................. 99
Viewing Component Attributes....................................................................... 99
Viewing Restrictions of an Item...................................................................... 99
Viewing Function Syntax ..............................................................................99
Viewing Map Rule Properties .........................................................................99
Viewing Functional Map Inputs and Outputs.......................................................99
Opening the Type Tree ................................................................................ 99
Formatting a Map Rule......................................................................................99
Deleting the Current Selection in Map Rules ......................................................99
Chapter 7 - Formulating Map Rules
Generating No Output ......................................................................................99
Text Literals As None ..................................................................................99
When Input Data Is Missing.................................................................................99
When Portions of an Input Series are Missing......................................................99
When an Output Evaluates to NONE.................................................................99
Mapping an Input Item to an Output Item...............................................................99
Automatic Item Conversions..........................................................................99
Intermediate Item Conversions ......................................................................99
Concatenating Text Strings ...........................................................................99
Mapping a Group to a Group...............................................................................99
Automatic Conversion of Syntax Items..............................................................99
Mapping to a Group with a Maximum Range of 1 .................................................99
Outputs with a Maximum Range Greater than 1 .......................................................99
Indexing an Output.....................................................................................99
Reordering Indexed Objects ..........................................................................99
Mapping to Multiple Occurrences of a Group...........................................................99
Indexing an Input ............................................................................................99
Mapping from a Floating Component Type..............................................................99
Mapping From a Floating Component of a Particular Component..............................99