CHIPS Components in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor

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The following table lists the components that make up the CHIPS layout in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor, the icons that represent the components, and descriptions of the components.

Component	Icon	Description
CHIPS root element		The CHIPS root element represents the message that Sterling B2B Integrator is mapping. At the CHIPS file root element, you define the message type and encoding. This root element contains CHIPS fields (that contain elements).
CHIPS Field		A CHIPS field contains a group of related elements that combine to communicate useful data. CHIPS fields are defined by the CHIPS standard. A CHIPS field can occur once or can repeat multiple times. Note: If a CHIPS field occurs more than once in a map, it is identified by its name <ID>. The second and subsequent occurrences are identified by <ID>:n, where n is the number of the occurrence in the map.
Field		A field is a subfield or a group of CHIPS components (the smallest piece of information defined by the CHIPS standard) that define a CHIPS subfield. A field can have different meanings depending on the context. In other data formats in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor, a field is not considered to have useful meaning except in the larger context of the record that contains it. However, fields used in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor to represent CHIPS subfields and components contain useful and discrete information. Note: If a field occurs more than once in a map it is identified by its name <ID>. The second and subsequent occurrences are identified by <ID>:n, where n is the number of the occurrence in the map. A repeating field is a field with the ability to loop (occur more than once) within a particular CHIPS record. Variable-length elements are delimited regardless of whether they repeat. When a field has a link performed against it, a red check mark appears over the field icon. When a field contains an extended rule or a standard rule, an asterisk appears to the right of the field icon.

Component

Icon

Description

CHIPS root element

The CHIPS root element represents the message that Sterling B2B Integrator is mapping. At the CHIPS file root element, you define the message type and encoding. This root element contains CHIPS fields (that contain elements).

CHIPS Field

A CHIPS field contains a group of related elements that combine to communicate useful data. CHIPS fields are defined by the CHIPS standard. A CHIPS field can occur once or can repeat multiple times.

Note: If a CHIPS field occurs more than once in a map, it is identified by its name <ID>. The second and subsequent occurrences are identified by <ID>:n, where n is the number of the occurrence in the map.

Field

A field is a subfield or a group of CHIPS components (the smallest piece of information defined by the CHIPS standard) that define a CHIPS subfield. A field can have different meanings depending on the context. In other data formats in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor, a field is not considered to have useful meaning except in the larger context of the record that contains it. However, fields used in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor to represent CHIPS subfields and components contain useful and discrete information.

Note: If a field occurs more than once in a map it is identified by its name <ID>. The second and subsequent occurrences are identified by <ID>:n, where n is the number of the occurrence in the map.

A repeating field is a field with the ability to loop (occur more than once) within a particular CHIPS record.

Variable-length elements are delimited regardless of whether they repeat.

When a field has a link performed against it, a red check mark appears over the field icon.

When a field contains an extended rule or a standard rule, an asterisk appears to the right of the field icon.