Defining the mappings
When both the Source and the Target are configured, you are presented with a list of source fields on the left, a list of target fields on the right, and two columns of anchors. You define mappings by connecting these anchor points.
Each field has an anchor point displayed immediately next
to it:
You use anchor points to map source fields to target fields by drawing a wire to connect them.
- Green
- Indicates that the source and target data types match and that the mapping is valid.
- Amber
- Indicates that there is a mismatch in data type, but it is possible
to automatically convert from one data type to the other. For example,
a numeric data type can be automatically converted to a string. In
this situation, a warning icon
is displayed in the Result column on the right. Click this icon to see detailed information about the warning.
- Red
- Indicates that the source field cannot be mapped to the target
field because of data type incompatibility. You cannot save any integrations
with red mappings. In this situation, an error icon
is displayed in the Result column on the right. Click this icon to see detailed information about the error.
Procedure
A wire is drawn connecting the two fields. This signifies that when the integration is running and receives data from the source system, the value of the source field is copied unchanged into the target field. Cast Iron® Express® provides sample data from the Source system on the left side and uses this sample data to populate the results of the mapping in the Target Result column on the right side.