Create a Positional Map

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About this task

Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor enables you to quickly and easily create maps for the positional format.

To create a map:

Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select New.
  2. In the New Map wizard, answer the following questions and then click Next.
    • What kind of map are you creating?

      Accept the default,Sterling B2B Integrator.

      Note: Always accept the default when you are using this product.
      Note: The other map options enable you to import maps from other IBM® products in order to convert them to Sterling B2B Integrator-type maps.
    • What is the name of the map?

      Type the unique name of the map. The Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor adds the default .mxl extension.

    • What is your name?

      Type your name if it differs from the user name prompted by the New Map wizard. The New Map wizard displays Input Format fields. You must complete the format of the input side of the map. This is the format of the data that is translated by the translator.

  3. In the Input Format window, specify how you want to define the data format by selecting one of the following:
    • Create a new data format using this standard
      Note: The choices available depend on the standard or standards that you downloaded. Use this option if you want the input side of the map to use NACHA ACH (NACHA Automated Clearinghouse), SAP IDocs, or BECS DE (Bulk Electronic Clearing System Direct Entry).
      • Select the standard and click Messages.
      • Complete the Map Wizard by selecting the version of the standard, the desired message, the maximum length of the data elements, and whether to build codelists for enumerated attributes.
        Note: If your map uses BECS DE (Bulk Electronic Clearing System Direct Entry for either the input or output side, note that when you create a new BECS map in Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor, if you click Next without selecting a Message for the BECS standard, the New Map Wizard displays an error that disrupts the flow of map creation. To resolve this issue if you receive the error, cancel out of the New Map Wizard and select File > New to start the map creation process again.
    • Load the data format from a saved definition
      • Type the path and file name of the saved definition (.ddf or .ifd extension).
      • Click Browse to display the Open File Definition dialog box.
    • Create a new data format using this syntax

      Select a format.

      Note: Use this option if you want the input side of the map to be strictly positional (you define the syntax).
  4. In the Output Format window, specify how you want to define the data format by selecting one of the following:
    • Create a new data format using this standard
      Note: The choices available depend on the standard or standards that you downloaded. Use this option if you want the input side of the map to use NACHA ACH (NACHA Automated Clearinghouse), SAP IDocs, or BECS DE (Bulk Electronic Clearing System Direct Entry).
      • Select the standard and click Messages
      • Complete the Map Wizard by selecting the version of the standard, the desired message, the maximum length of the data elements, and whether to build codelists for enumerated attributes.
    • Load the data format from a saved definition
      • Type the path and file name of the saved definition (.ddf or .ifd extension).
      • Click Browse to display the Open File Definition dialog box.
    • Create a new data format using this syntax

      Select a format.

      Note: Use this option if you want the output side of the map to be strictly positional (you define the syntax).
  5. Click Finish to create the map. The map opens in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor window.
  6. Select File > Save to save the map. Do not use spaces or apostrophes in the map name. To save a map as a .map file, select File > Save As and then select Source Maps (*.map) from the Save as type list.