Displaying/Editing the Value Mapping Table 

Use

You can display or edit the contents of value mapping tables in the Integration Builder (Integration Directory):

This only applies to the value mapping context of the Integration Directory.

Prerequisites

To access the editor for displaying/editing the value mapping table, choose the following in the main Integration Builder menu (Integration Directory): Tools ® Value Mapping.

Features

Two different views are available to you for displaying or editing data in the value mapping table: To display or change entries in the value mapping table, you can open a separate editor for each view.

Views of the Value Mapping Table

View	Description
Value mapping group	Displays the different representations of an object. A value mapping group is identified uniquely by a GUID. You can also assign a name to a value mapping group. This does not have to be unique. The following information is displayed in the Display Value Mapping Group editor: ·        The editor header displays the ID (GUID), name, and description of the group. ·        The following information is displayed in a table in the work area for each representation: ¡        Agency ¡        Identification scheme ¡        Value ·        The name of the group is displayed on the tab page index in the object editor. The system displays the GUID if you have not assigned a name to the group.
Value mapping agencies	This displays all value mappings that have been defined for specific source and target identifiers. This view displays different representations and objects. The following information is displayed in the Display Value Mapping Agencies editor: ·        The editor header displays the source and target agencies and identification schemes. ·        The following information is displayed in a table in the work area for each value mapping: ¡        Value for source agency ¡        Value for target agency ¡        Group name or GUID (if no name was assigned during creation) You can navigate to a different table view and open the editor for the selected group by double-clicking on a line.

You can use the input help (symbol  ) to specify the respective views in both fields.

You can edit the table in both views by inserting or deleting lines. To do this, switch to change mode (button ). Use the  or  buttons here.

These views are both shown in diagram form in the following graphic.

Example of Both Views of the Value Mapping Table

The example above groups the different representations of the object Mr. Glenn in the Glenn group, and the different representations of the object Mr. Rodriguez in the Rodriguez group.

A value mapping is defined for the Glenn group between CompanyA and MailOrderCompanyB: Mr. Glenn is recorded as employee number 001 for CompanyA and as customer number 007 for MailOrderCompanyB. No value mapping has been defined between these agencies for the Rodriguez group.

Activities

Display/Edit Value Mapping Agencies

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       1.      Choose Tools ® Value Mapping in the main menu of the Integration Builder (Integration Directory). A dialog box appears in which you can select one of the two views of the value mapping table.

       2.      Select using the Value Mapping Agencies button and specify the source and target agencies and identification schemes. The Display Value Mapping Agencies editor is opened as a tab page in the application window of the Integration Builder.

The system displays any name you have assigned to the value mapping group on the Name tab index. This name can be modified. The system displays the GUID on the tab index if you have not assigned a name to the group. This GUID cannot be modified.

Display/Edit Value Mapping Group

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       1.      Choose Tools ® Value Mapping in the main menu of the Integration Builder (Integration Directory). A dialog box appears in which you can select one of the two views of the value mapping table.

       2.      Select using the Select Value Mapping Group Using selection button.

You can select a value mapping group by:

¡        Specifying the name of the group

The input help only displays groups for which a name has been assigned.

¡        Specifying a specific representation of the object

Specify the agency, identification scheme and value/identifier here.

The Display Value Mapping Group editor is opened as a tab page in the application window of the Integration Builder.

       3.      To edit the value mapping group, choose Display/Edit () and edit the representation.

You can have two representations (duplicates) with the same agency and scheme in a group; however, a warning message is displayed beforehand. You can simply ignore this warning and continue.

Create New Value Mapping Group

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       1.      Call the Create New Object dialog in the main Integration Builder menu (Integration Directory).

       2.      Select the Value Mapping Group object type. The Display Value Mapping Group editor appears.

       3.      You can specify a group name. The system displays the GUID on the tab index of the editor for the value mapping group if you have not specified a name.

Value mapping groups are handled as configuration objects in the Create New Object dialog. They do not therefore appear as objects in the navigation area of the Integration Builder.