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Configuring a PowerCenter mapplet

To create a mapplet in

Data Integration

, you upload a PowerCenter XML file that contains a PowerCenter mapplet.

When you upload the PowerCenter XML file,

Data Integration

creates a mapplet based on the mapplet definition in the XML file.

To create a mapplet, click

New

Mapplets

Mapplet - PC Import

and then click

Create

To edit a mapplet, on the

Explore

page, navigate to the mapplet. In the row that contains the mapplet, click

Actions

and select

Edit

Configure the following details:

Detail	Description
Mapplet Name	Name of the mapplet. Mapplet names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + - Maximum length is 100 characters. Mapplet names are not case sensitive.
Location	Project folder in which the mapplet is to reside.
Description	Description of the mapplet. Maximum length is 255 characters.
Mapplet Type	Whether the mapplet is active or passive. The mapplet type depends on the type of PowerCenter transformations in the mapplet: Active. The mapplet includes one or more active PowerCenter transformations. Passive. The mapplet includes only passive PowerCenter transformations.