Creating Mapping Files

Use Foresight Translator to create mapping files.

Note: For complete information on how to create mapping files, see Foresight Translator documentation.

To create mapping files, perform the following steps:

  1. Open Translation Tool. You can do so in one of the following ways:
    • On Windows, select Start > All Programs > TIBCO_HOME > Translator.
    • In the EDISIM Standards Editor toolbar, click the Translator Tool icon.
  2. Select File > Open Source Guideline in the menu. The Open Source Guideline dialog box opens. Navigate to the directory to import the source guideline. This is the guideline that describes the input data.
  3. Select File > Open Target Guideline in the menu. The Open Target Guideline dialog box opens. Navigate to the directory to import the target guideline. This is the guideline that describes the output data.
  4. Expand the source and target nodes to edit the map. Select the checkbox for the source data item from the left panel and then select the corresponding checkbox for the target data item from the right panel. If the mapping succeeds, there is a red or green line connecting the source and the target data.

    To delete the mapping between the source data and the target data, clear the checkboxes for the source data and the corresponding target data.

  5. Set up transformation rules. Double-click the box as shown. The Rule Editor dialog box opens. Edit rules based on your requirements in the Rule Editor dialog box.

  6. Test the mapping file to verify your results. Click Show the Properties Panel in the Translation Tool toolbar and then click the Test tab at the bottom of the Translation Tool window. On the Test tab, test the mapping.
  7. Select File > Save in the menu to save the map in the Translator Database Directory.