You can create a graphical data map file for use in your message flows in the Broker
Development view.
Before you create a mapping file, you
must complete the following tasks:
- Create an application, a library, or a Message Broker project,
as described in the following topics:
- Create a message flow; see Creating a message flow.
- Define message flow content that
includes a Mapping node;
see Defining message flow content.
To create a graphical data map (.map)
file in the Broker
Development view:
- From the Broker Application
Development perspective,
click .
Alternatively,
in the Broker
Development view, right-click
the application, library, or Message Broker
project that you want to create the message map in and click .
The New Message
Map wizard opens.
- On the Specify a new message map file pane,
select the type of map that you want to create:
- If you select Message map called by a message flow,
a message map is created that can be accessed from a node. Properties
are associated with any input or output messages, and you can select
to include message headers and the LocalEnvironment with the message
body.
- If you select Submap called by another map,
a message map is created that can be referenced from another message
map. This is known as a submap and can contain components of a message
body such as global elements and global types. A submap does not contain
Properties, message headers, or the LocalEnvironment.
- Specify the Container, Map
name, and broker Schema for the
message map. Click Next.
- On the Select map inputs and outputs pane,
expand the list of available input objects, and select the input objects
that you want to use as inputs to the map. If necessary,
use the Filter map input names field to filter
what is shown in the list of available objects. Each object in the
list is displayed in the form: objectname {namespace}.
- Expand the list of available output objects, and select
the output objects that you want to use as outputs for the map. If necessary, use the Filter map output names field
to filter what is shown in the list of available objects. Each object
in the list is displayed in the form: objectname {namespace}.
- Optional: If you are creating a Message
map called by a message flow node, click Next to
specify the Output domain for the message map.
- Click Finish to create the message
map. The new message map is created, and the Graphical Data Mapping editor opens with the selected sources and targets.
After you have created
a message map file, you can edit it. See Editing a graphical data map for
more information.