When you define a mapplet parameter, you can bind the mapplet parameter to a specific transformation parameter. The mapplet parameter value overrides the default parameter value in the transformation. When you bind a mapplet parameter to a transformation parameter, the parameters must be the same type. The mapplet parameter name does not have to be the same as the transformation parameter name. You can bind a mapplet parameter to more than one transformation parameter.

Use one of the following methods to define mapplet parameters:

Define mapplet parameters on the

Parameters

tab of the mapplet

Properties

view

On the mapplet

Parameters

tab, you can manually enter each parameter name, parameter attributes, and default value. After you define a parameter, you can view and access the parameter in the Outline view.

Add mapplet parameters from transformation parameters

After you add a transformation to a mapplet, you can create the mapplet parameter directly from the transformation

Parameters

tab.