Use mapping template parameters to configure values for each mapping. You can create more than one mapping from a mapping template. You can use multiple sources and targets with different port names in the mappings. Each mapping you create from the mapping template uses the same mapping objects, but you may need to configure each mapping object in a different way.

When you define a mapping template parameter, enclose the name in dollar signs. For example, you want to create three mappings from one mapping template. Each mapping uses a different source table. When you configure the source definition in the mapping template, you can set the value of the Source Table property to a parameter, such as $Source$. When you specify parameter values, define the three mappings and set the value of the parameter for the source table for each mapping to the specific source table name.

Mapping template parameter names and values are case sensitive unless otherwise noted. The mapping template parameter name can contain letters, numbers, or underscores (_). Provide a unique name for each parameter. Mapping Architect for Visio does not validate that parameter names are unique in the mapping template. To view a list of all the parameter values in a mapping template, click the Show Parameters button on the Informatica toolbar.

Create parameters to represent the following mapping template components: