The output mapping includes the following areas:

After you create output ports, map the elements from the

Method Output

area to the ports in the

Ports

area. When you map an element from the method output to an output port, the location of the element appears in the

Location

column in the

Ports

area.

The Developer tool maps elements in the first level of the method output to output ports when you choose to map the first level of the output hierarchy. The Developer tool also creates the ports to perform the mapping. If the first level of the hierarchy contains a multiple occurring parent element with one or more multiple occurring child elements, the Developer tool does not map the first level of the hierarchy.

You can choose to display the output ports in a hierarchy. Each child group appears under the parent group. You can also choose to view the lines that connect the elements in the method output to the output ports.

If the associated schema object is deleted from the repository, the Developer tool retains the location of the method elements in the output mapping. When you show the output mapping, the

Ports

area still displays the location of the method elements in the

Location

column for the output ports. If you associate another schema with the transformation, the Developer tool checks whether each location is valid. The Developer tool clears the location of method elements in the

Ports

area of the output mapping if the location is no longer valid.