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Mapping the Method Output to Output Ports

When you show the transformation output mapping, you can define output groups, define output ports, and map method output elements to output ports.

Open a REST Web Service Consumer transformation.

In the

Ports

view, show the output mapping.

To add an output group or port to the

Ports

area, use one of the following methods:

Method	Description
Drag an element.	Drag a group or a child element in the Method Output area to an empty column in the Ports area. If you drag a group to the Ports area, the Developer tool adds a group without ports.
Manually add a group or port.	To add a group, click the arrow next to the New button and then click Group . To add a port, click the arrow next to the New button, and then click Field .
Drag a port from another transformation.	In the editor, drag a port from another transformation to the REST Web Service Consumer transformation.
Copy a port.	Select ports from another transformation and copy them to the Ports area. To copy ports, you can use keyboard shortcuts or you can use the Copy and Paste buttons in the Developer tool.

If you manually create a port or you copy a port from another transformation, click the

Location

column in the

Ports

area, and choose an element from the list.

To clear the locations of ports, use one of the following methods:

Method	Description
Click Clear .	Select one or more ports in the Ports area, and click Clear .
Delete the lines that connect elements to ports.	Select one or more lines that connect the elements in the method output to the output ports, and press Delete .