Mapping Architect for Visio Guide

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Creating Rules for a Link

You must create a rule for each link in the mapping template.

To create link rules:

In the drawing window, double-click a link.

The Link Rules window appears.

Enter a name for the rule set.

You cannot include spaces in the Rule Set Name.

Click New Rule.

The Define Link Rule dialog box appears.

Optionally, select Exclude to exclude starting ports that conform to the rule.

Select the rule you want to add to the rule set:

For a Named Port rule, enter the starting and ending port names.

For a Datatype rule, select the datatype.

For a Pattern rule, enter the starting and ending port patterns.

For a Dictionary rule, select the dictionary text file.

For a Parameter rule, you can select any defined parameter except source and target parameters.

If the link connects to a multi-group transformation, such as a Router transformation or Union transformation, or to a mapplet, enter the group name.

Click OK to save the rule.

To add another rule, click New Rule on the Link Rules window.

After you create all the rules you require for the link, click OK in the Link Rules window to save the rule set.