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  1. Preface
  2. Transformations
  3. Source transformation
  4. Target transformation
  5. Aggregator transformation
  6. Expression transformation
  7. Filter transformation
  8. Input transformation
  9. Joiner transformation
  10. Lookup transformation
  11. Mapplet transformation
  12. Normalizer transformation
  13. Output transformation
  14. Rank transformation
  15. Router transformation
  16. Sequence transformation
  17. Sorter transformation
  18. SQL transformation
  19. Union transformation

Transformations

Transformations

Horizontal macro example

Horizontal macro example

To create categories for employees based on salary ranges, you might create a horizontal macro that defines the minimum and maximum values for each range and corresponding job categories.
In an Expression transformation, macro input fields define the constants to use in the expression. %IncomeMin% defines the low end of each salary range and %IncomeMax% defines the high end of each salary range. %EmployeeType% lists the job category that corresponds to each range.
The EmployeeStatus transformation output field passes the results to the mapping and includes the following horizontal macro expression:
%OPR_IIF[ (EMP_SALARY>=%IncomeMin%) AND (EMP_SALARY<%IncomeMax%), %EmployeeType%, 'unknown' ]%
In the Target transformation, the default field rule includes the EmployeeStatus transformation output field in the incoming fields list. In the target field mapping, the EmployeeStatus is mapped to the target.
The following image shows the horizontal macro in an Expression transformation:
The image shows a mapping from Source to Expression to Target. The Properties panel shows the Expression tab of the Expression transformation. The %IncomeMax% macro input field includes the following constants: 50000, 10000, 150000. The %IncomeMin% field includes the following constants: 5000, 10000, 150000. The %EmployeeType% input field includes the following constants: 'IndividualContributor', 'Manager', 'SeniorManager'. The EmployeeStatus transformation output field has the horizontal macro expression.
The horizontal macro expression expands as follows when you run the task:
IIF(Salary>=5000 AND Salary<50000), 'IndividualContributor', IIF (Salary>=50000 AND Salary<100000), 'Manager', IIF (Salary>=100000 AND Salary<150000), 'SeniorManager', 'unknown')))
Note that the expression uses the first value of each macro input field in the first IIF expression and continues with each subsequent set of constants.

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