Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 2 - Type Designer Basics Group Window
Group Window
The group window is used to define the components of the group type. Group
types represent objects composed of other objects. A component is an object that
is part of a larger object.
The components of the group are defined in the order in which they appear in the
data. A group’s components are the objects of that group.
For example, if Record consists of Name Field, Address Field, and Phone
Field, the group window for the Record group type would look like this:
Note The components in the group window are in the order in which they appear in the
data, not in alphabetical order.
The group window has an individual rule bar that is used to enter and view
component ranges and component rules. Component rules specify a condition that
must be met for a particular component to be valid. For more information on
component rules, see Chapter 8 - Components.
This rule bar can be resized to view the entire component rule. The group window
view is configurable to display the range column, the component number, and
whether to use ellipses for the type name display. For complete information on
configuring the group window, see Configuring the Type Designer Environment.
The group window is also used to enter component attributes for additional data
validation. For more information on component attributes, see
Chapter 8 - Components.
Drag data objects from the type tree window into the component rule column in
the group window. The group window displays components in a composition view
that provides visual cues for the types that are components of this group.