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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Mapping Specifications
  3. Mapping Specification Configuration
  4. Mapping Specification Objects
  5. Mapping Specification Profiles
  6. Sharing Mapping Specification Logic

Mapping Specification Guide

Mapping Specification Guide

Properties Panel

Properties Panel

View the properties for a mapping specification on the
Properties
panel. The
Properties
panel also appears as a panel on the bottom panel of the
Column Mapping
panel. The
Properties
panel also displays mapping specification properties in the
Where Used
,
Target Columns
, and
Rules
panels.
The following mapping specification properties appear on the
Properties
panel:
Name
Name of the mapping specification.
Type
Object type. Displays Mapping Specification for a mapping specification.
Description
Description of the mapping specification.
Location
Location of the project or folder that contains the mapping specification.
Created on
Date that the mapping specification was created.
Created by
Name of the user who created the mapping specification.
Source columns
Source tables used in the mapping specification.
Target columns copied from
Data object used to create the target columns.
Last modified on
Date that the mapping specification was last modified.
Last modified by
Name of the user who last modified the mapping specification.
Job Status
Displays the status of the load operation that loads the results of the mapping specification to the target.
Last loaded to target
Displays the date that the mapping specification results were last loaded to the target.
Last target loaded
Displays the last target that the mapping specification results were loaded to.
PowerCenter folder
Displays the folder in PowerCenter where the mapping specification was exported.
Target object
Type of target that the data in the mapping specification was loaded to.
Tags
Lists tags used in the mapping specification.
Virtual database
Virtual database name for the mapping specification exported as a virtual table.
Virtual table
Virtual table name for the mapping specification exported as a virtual table.
JDBC URL
JDBC URL for the mapping specification exported as a virtual table.
Last Loaded
Date the mapping specification logic was last exported as a virtual table.
The following mapping specification property appears on the
Where Used
panel:
Name
Lists the mapping specification name that is used as a source. Lists where objects in the mapping specification are used in other projects.
The following mapping specification properties appear on the
Target Columns
panel:
Target Name
Target column name.
Datatype
Target column datatype.
Precision
Target column precision.
Scale
Target column scale.
Nullable
Property for a relational database column that determines if the column can contain null values.
Key
Key column in the target.
The following mapping specification properties appear on the
Rules
panel:
Rules
Rule column name. Displays input and output column names.
Column
Rule column name.
Datatype
Rule column datatype.
Precision
Rule column precision.
Scale
Rule column scale.

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