Oracle9i Warehouse Builder User's Guide Release 2 (v9.0.2) Part Number A95949-01 |
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The following sections provide detailed descriptions of the user interface for the Mapping Editor
The menu provides access to all features of the mapping editor, including those commonly done by using the mouse.
Table C-1 lists the menus and menu items that appear on the menu bar of the editor.
You can execute certain commands using the Mapping Toolbar rather than the main menu.
The toolbar on the Mapping Editor contains the buttons listed in Table C-2.
You can add an operator to a mapping by dragging its corresponding icon from the Toolbox and dropping it onto the Mapping Editor canvas.
Table C-3 describes the mapping objects available in the Toolbox. The table groups the objects according to their object type.
You edit the properties of a mapping operator, attribute, or attribute group using the Operator Property inspector. The content and organization of properties in the Operator Property inspector is different for each operator, attribute, or attribute group.
Table C-4 describes the Operator Property Inspector.
This section describes mouse actions in the Mapping Editor canvas.
The following actions can be performed using the left mouse button:
Clicking the left mouse button on an icon on the object palette, followed by a mouse-drag operation, starts the creation of an operator.
Clicking the left mouse button while the pointer is positioned over a node, followed by a mouse-drag operation, starts a Mapping or Move operation. See "Right Mouse Click Operations" for detailed descriptions of the various mapping types and when they are initiated.
Clicking the left mouse button while the pointer is located over an operator, an attribute, an attribute group, or a mapping line selects the object.
Clicking Control and the left mouse button while the pointer is located over an operator, an attribute, or a mapping line adds the object to the list of currently selected objects.
Clicking the left or right mouse button followed by a mouse button release, anywhere on the canvas causes the previous list of selected objects to be unselected again.
Double-clicking for every object on the canvas causes the object to be selected. In addition, double-clicking operators on the canvas does the following:
Rolling the mouse pointer over a node, an attribute, or an attribute group on the canvas shows a tool tip with information. Rolling over a node, an attribute group, or an attribute while working on the Mapping Editor canvas causes the object under the pointer to be highlighted if the object is a valid target.
Clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the canvas and immediately releasing the mouse button without moving the pointer displays a pop-up menu.
Table C-5 lists the pop-up menus that are available from the Mapping Editor canvas.
You can navigate the Mapping Editor canvas using the Tab key and the keyboard arrow keys.
The Tab key enables you to navigate to the next object on the canvas and select it. When no objects are selected, the system selects the node that is closest to the upper-left corner of the Mapping Editor canvas. The order of navigation is determined by the position in which the objects appear on the canvas. The system follows a Z navigation path.
Within a selected attribute group, you can navigate between attributes using the up and down keys.
When positioned on an input attribute, the left arrow key enables you to navigate to the incoming mapping line. There is only one incoming mapping line per attribute. The right arrow key is not active.
When you select an object and then press the Delete key, the selected object is deleted from the canvas. You can delete the following objects:
When adding or editing operators, Warehouse Builder displays dialogs in which you enter information that defines the operator. This section describes those operators.
Table C-6 describes the Add Operator dialog.
Table C-7 Describes the Add/Remove Attributes dialog.
Table C-8 describes the Inbound and Outbound Reconcile dialog.
Table C-9 describes the Physical Properties inspector.
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