When you build a mapping, you add transformations and configure them to handle data according to a business purpose.
Complete the following tasks to develop a transformation and incorporate it into a mapping:
Add a non-reusable transformation to a mapping or mapplet. Or, create a reusable transformation that you can add to multiple mappings or mapplets.
Configure the transformation. Each type of transformation has a unique set of options that you can configure.
If the transformation is reusable, add it to the mapping or mapplet.
Link the transformation to other objects in the mapping or mapplet.
You drag ports from upstream objects to the transformation input ports. You drag output ports from the transformation to ports on downstream objects. Some transformations use predefined ports that you can select.
If you create a reusable transformation, you add the input and output ports you need before you link the transformation to other objects. You cannot add ports to the transformation instance on the mapplet or mapping canvas. To update the ports on a reusable transformation, open the transformation object from the repository project and add the ports.