Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide
Type Designer Reference Guide 
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About This Document 
This document contains information about the Mercator Type Designer. 
This document assumes that the reader knows the Windows environment, has 
used the Mercator Design Studio, and understands words such as mapping, type 
trees, and other basic Mercator terminology. 
Related References 
The Mercator Online Library contains information about all products. Refer to the 
following references for more information about topics frequently discussed in this 
document. 
Related Reference  Description 
What's New  Identifying the differences between 
versions of the Mercator products. 
Command Server Reference Guide  Using the Command Server to execute 
maps on various operating system 
platforms. 
Functions and Expressions Reference 
Guide 
Creating component rules in the Type 
Designer and map rules in the Map 
Designer using expressions, functions, 
and reserved words. 
Map Designer Reference Guide  Describing the Map Designer user 
interface and providing instruction on 
specifying mapping rules, configuring map 
sources and targets, defining map-level 
settings, and executing a compiled map. 
Type Tree Importers Reference Guide  Using the Importer Wizard converts 
metadata into a type tree. 
Type Tree Maker Reference Guide  Generating type trees from existing data 
files. 










