Configuring Mappings

Configure mappings you have created to determine how data values are transferred from the source to the target of the mapping. There are different types of mappings available depending on whether the source and target are entities or data elements. The available mapping types are:

Copy value (data-element-to-data-element mappings): This type of mapping copies the value of the source parameter directly to the target parameter.
Value transformation (entity-to-data-element mappings and data-element-to-data-element mappings): This type of mapping enables you to set up a list of value mappings, where a source value is mapped to a target value.
Unit of measure (data-element-to-data-element mappings): This type of mapping enables you to perform conversions between numeric values having different units of measure. The units of measure must be defined on the data elements for this type of mapping to work. For more information about setting up units of measure, see "Conceptual Model Unit of Measure Editor." For more information about setting units of measure for individual data elements, see "Details or Attributes Tab."
Advanced (all mapping types): This type of mapping enables you to define the mapping using XQuery.

In addition to the procedures below, you can change the type of a mapping from one to another and perform other actions relating to the mapping by right-clicking the target of the mapping and selecting an appropriate item from the context menu.

When configuring mappings, see the following topics: