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Parent Object Access

If you create parent objects that use dependent object instances from other projects, users might not be able to edit the parent objects. If you want users to be able to edit the parent object and preserve the parent object functionality, you can create instances of the dependent objects in a mapplet.

For example, you create a mapping that contains a reusable Lookup transformation from another project. You want the users of your project to be able to edit the mapping, but not the Lookup transformation.

If you place the Lookup transformation in the mapping, users that do not have read permission on the other project get a warning message when they open the mapping. They can open a copy of the mapping or open the mapping, but the Developer tool removes the Lookup transformation instance.

To allow users to edit the mapping, perform the following tasks:

Create a mapplet in your project. Add an Input transformation, the reusable Lookup transformation, and an Output transformation to the mapplet.

Edit the mapping, and replace the Lookup transformation with the mapplet.

Save the mapping.

When users of your project open the mapping, they see the mapplet instead of the Lookup transformation. The users can edit any part of the mapping except the mapplet.

If users export the mapping, the Developer tool does not include the Lookup transformation in the export file.

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