The Option statement provides the condition to map the input node to the output node. An Option statement must be nested below a Router statement. The Router statement must have an Input XPath expression or a Condition XPath expression. Or, the Option statement can include an Input XPath expression and a Condition XPath expression.

The Data Processor transformation accepts an Option statement when the results of the Input field expression and a Condition field expression evaluate to a single node. If you do not define an Input field expression, the Data Processor transformation accepts the Option statement when the Condition field expression evaluates to true.

The Option statement can contain one or more child statements of any type including Map, Group, Repeating Group, Run XMap, and other Router statements. For example, an Option statement might contain the following condition:

EmployeeID="100"

When the EmployeeID is 100, the condition is true. The child statement in the grid defines the mapping statement to evaluate when the condition is true.