Creating an RND Map

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You can create RND maps by loading the appropriate DDF file and creating a map to translate your RND data. The DDF is a IBM® format that contains an XML-formatted description of the input or output side of a source map and has the file extension .ddf. A DDF file includes the hierarchical and looping structure of the data, the map objects (groups, records, fields) and their attributes (for example, names, descriptions, data types). A DDF file can be loaded (imported) or created (for export) from the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor.

Note: DDF files do not contain standard or extended rules, links, or any other map information unrelated to the data format. The one exception is the Use Code code lists. If the map references a Use Code standard rule and instructs Sterling Gentran:Server® for Windows to raise a compliance error if the code is not found in the Use Code code list, Sterling Gentran:Server for Windows saves the standard rule and the associated code list.

Note: Once you create a map, you do not need to recreate it because the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor uses DDF files instead of IFD files, even if you created your map from IFD files.