Converting a local map into a submap
Use the Graphical Data Mapping editor to convert a local map into a submap by using the Refactor to submap function.
About this task
You can convert a local map into a submap so that the transformation logic can be reused by other graphical data maps.
To convert a
local map into a submap, the following conditions must be true:
- The input and output elements to the local map must be global elements.
- There must be at least one transform configured in the local map.
If you want to convert a local map to an existing submap, you cannot use the Refactor to submap function. You must change the transform from a Local map transform to a Submap transform.
Note: If you have
global elements defined as input and output objects to the local map,
and you have not defined any transformations between the input and
output objects, you cannot convert a local map into a submap. To create
the submap, you can change the Local map transform
for the Submap transform. The following figure
shows the menu option that you can use to create a submap instead
of a local map:
Procedure
To convert a local map into a submap, complete the following steps:
Results
A submap is created, containing all the mappings from the local map.
What to do next
Edit the submap. For more information, see Editing message maps.