Editing Syntax

  1. In the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor, double-click an existing field or create a new one.
  2. In the appropriate Properties dialog box, click the Validation tab.
  3. From the data-type list, select String.
  4. From the data format list, select Free Format. The drop-down list becomes an editable text box. Free Format indicates that any characters are acceptable in the field. The translator does not check the characters for compliance.
  5. In the text box, type the complex syntax for this field. For example, this enables you to define a complex syntax such as 3a[2!n], which indicates that the String should consist of zero to three uppercase letters followed by an optional two digits.
  6. Click OK to save your selections.