Inserting Steps and Actions into Transform Programs

This section describes how to insert steps and actions into transform programs.

Understanding Inserting Steps and Actions

After you define a transform program, you insert steps and actions as you would with any other application engine program to construct the transformation program.

The two types of actions you can add to steps when building a transform program are XSLT and PeopleCode.

Inserting XSLT Actions

When you select XSLT as the step action type you can develop the transform code using Oracle XSL Mapper or you can hand-code the program.

Installing, configuring and using Oracle XSL Mapper to develop transform programs is discussed elsewhere in this topic.

See Developing Transforms Using Oracle XSL Mapper.

Note:

After selecting XSLT as the action type, you must save the program before you can choose to use Oracle XSL Mapper or hand-code the program.

To insert XSLT actions:

  1. From the Action Type drop-down list, select XSLT.

  2. (Optional.) In the XSLT Description field, enter a description for the XSLT action.

  3. Save the transform program.

    A Graphical Mapper drop-down list appears.

  4. Choose how to code the XSLT action:

    • To use Oracle XSL Mapper , click the XSLT action to highlight it. Then double-click the action to launch the mapper tool.

    • To hand-code the program, from the Graphic Mapper drop-down list box, select No. Right-click the action and select View XSLT.

  5. Create code for the step/action.

    • If using Oracle XSL Mapper, beginning mapping records and fields as appropriate.

    • If hand-coding using XSLT, right-click the action and select View XSLT. The programming window appears and you can begin coding.

Inserting PeopleCode Actions

To insert PeopleCode actions:

  1. From the Action Type drop-down list, select PeopleCode.

  2. (Optional.) In the PeopleCode Description field, enter a description for the PeopleCode action.

  3. Save the program.

  4. Right-click and select View PeopleCode to open the programming window.

  5. Enter PeopleCode appropriate for the step and action.