Map Variables Activity

You can create a new Map Variables activity in an orchestration.

About this task

Using the Map Variables activity you can transform and initialize variables. You can transform the data from one or more source variables to the data stored in one or more destination variables. For more information see About Maps.

You can create a new Map Variables activity by completing one of the following procedures:

Procedure

  1. Open or create an orchestration
  2. If the activity is mapping variables that conform to a particular XML Schema or DTD, upload the XML Schema or DTD file into you project using Uploading Files into a Project.
  3. Open the Activities tab.
  4. Drag the Map Variables activity from the Activities tab onto the orchestration.
  5. If not already selected, click Design The Mapping Editor is displayed in the lower part of the pane.
  6. Add variables to the From Orchestration pane.
  7. Add variables to the To Orchestration pane.
  8. Drag a source node from the From Orchestration pane to a destination node in the To Orchestration pane. If the mapping is valid, a link (line) displays from the source node to the destination node, indicating that a mapping rule has been established. Repeat this step until all the required nodes have been mapped.
  9. If possible, test your mappings to ensure that the output is what you expect. For more information, see Testing maps.
    Note: The Extensible Markup Language (XML) specification prohibits the use of non-printing unicode control characters. The accepted character range is: 
    Char       :=       #x9 | #xA | #xD | [#x20-#xD7FF] | [#xE000-#xFFFD] | [#x10000-#x10FFFF]
    Note: You can replace a variable used in the map without changing the links of the map. For more information, see Replacing a Variable used in a Map
Parent topic: Transform Activities