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Step 2. Upload the Visio template

Upload the Date to String Visio template to use it in your organization.

When you upload the Visio template, you can define template parameter descriptions, defaults, and display options. You can also upload an image file to visually represent the data flow.

Click

New

Components

Visio Templates

and then click

Create

On the

Visio Template

page, configure the following information.

Template details property	Value
Template Name	Date to String
Template XML File	Select the DateToString.xml Visio template file. After you select the file, the template parameters in the file display in the Parameters table.
Template Image File	Select the JPG file that you created. After you select the file, the template image file displays.

To configure the display properties for the $DBsrc$ template parameter, click

Edit.

In the

Edit Parameters Properties

dialog box, configure the following options and click

Edit display properties	Value
Default Value	Do not configure a default value.
Visible	Select Yes to display the template parameter in the Contact Validation task.
Editable	Select Yes to allow the task developer to configure the source connection in the Contact Validation task.
Required	Select Yes to require this template parameter to be set.
Valid Connection Type	Determines the connection type allowed for the source. You can select a connection type that exists in your organization or select All Connection Types. Select Relational Database .
Logical Connection	Do not configure.

To configure the display properties for the $tgt$ template parameter, click

Edit

, configure the following options, and click

Edit display properties	Value
Default Value	Do not configure a default value.
Visible	Select Yes to display the template parameter in the Contact Validation task.
Editable	Select Yes to allow the task developer to configure the target connection in the Contact Validation task.
Required	Select Yes to require this template parameter to be set.
Valid Connection Type	Determines the connection type allowed for the source. Select Flat File or Relational Database .
Logical Connection	Do not configure.

Enter the following description for the $fromdateformat$ template parameter to help the task developer understand the information to provide: Source data format.

To configure the display properties for the $fromdateformat$, click

Edit

, configure the following options, and click

Edit display properties	Value
Default Value	Do not configure a default value.
Editable	Select Yes to allow the task developer to configure the date format.
Required	Select Yes to require this template parameter to be set.
Input Control	Select Text Box . Displays a text box so the user can enter the date format.

Enter the following description for the $todateformat$ template parameter to help the user understand the information to provide: Conversion data format.

To configure the display properties for the $todateformat$, click

Edit

, configure the following options, and click

Edit display properties	Value
Default Value	Do not configure a default value.
Editable	Select Yes to allow the task developer to configure the date format.
Required	Select Yes to require this template parameter to be set.
Input Control	Select Text Box . Displays a text box so the user can enter the date format.