Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 4 - Type Properties Basic Type Properties
Initiator
An initiator is a syntax object that appears at the beginning of a data object.
Defining an initiator for a type specifies that when data of that type appears, the
initiator appears at the beginning of the data object. The initiator becomes part of
the data type definition.
Property Description
None There is no initiator.
Literal The initiator is literal. Expand the Initiator property to enter the
literal initiator value and data language of the initiator value.
Variable Allow for possible values. Expand the Initiator property to define
the variable terminator Default, Item, and Find properties.
If each record begins with an asterisk
*, define the * as a literal initiator of the
record type.
The following data represents the classes in a college English department. An
asterisk
* appears at the beginning of each ClassRecord.
*19th Century Literature,143 students,MWF 11AM
*Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop,212 students,TTh 2PM
*The Modern American Novel,203 students,MWF 9AM
*Early Shakespeare,293 students,MWF 9AM
Initiator