An argument port has a port name and an argument name. If an argument name contains a character that is not allowed in a port name, enter an argument name that differs from the port name. For example, you want to pass the argument "Cust-ID" to the web service, but the Data Integration Service does not allow the dash character (-) in port names. Enter "Cust-ID" as the argument name, but enter "CustID" as the port name.

The Data Integration Service appends the argument names and values for each argument port to the base URL as name=value pairs. You can configure multiple argument ports. The Data Integration Service separates multiple arguments in the request with an ampersand character (&).

For example:

http://www.HypoStores.com/customers/CustDetails?Last_Name=Jones&First_Name=Mary

If you define argument ports and URL ports in the transformation, the Data Integration Service appends the URL port values to the base URL, followed by the argument names and values.

To add an argument port, right-click on the root input group and select

New

Argument Ports

. Enter the argument name and the port name.