New Mapping

From the Data Mapping page, you can create mappings. To create:

1. Click the New Mapping button to bring up the New Mapping dialog
2. Enter the properties of the new mapping
   
   1. Name – Name of the mapping (required)
   2. Mapping Type – Select type of the mapping (Data Columns, Linking Assets) (required)
3. Click the Save & Continue button when finished to create the mapping. You will be redirected to the Edit Mapping page. Click the Close button to cancel the operation.
   1. The new mapping function is only available to users in the Administrator security group
4. Enter the main query of the new mapping in the query window. Data mapping can access the connected ETL database, the ReadyWorks database, or any database with etl in the database name.
   NOTE: When using SQL functions for columns, be sure to wrap the column with an AS label (See Line 2 in sample query below).
   1. Use the editing buttons to format the query
      1. Undo – Undo the last edit
         
      2. Redo – Redo the last edit that was undone
         
      3. Block Outdent – Remove an indent from a line or block
         
      4. Block Indent – Set a line or block in from the margin
         
      5. Comment – Comment out a line or block
         
      6. Add SQL – Add sample SQL to the query
         
      7. Limit Result – Select the number of rows to display from the drop down (100 (default), 500, 1000, All)
         
      8. Theme – Color theme of query (Theme1, Theme2)
         
         NOTE:  Theme was deprecated in version 7.6.0912.
   2. Click the button to add a helper query. Data mapping can access the connected ETL database, the ReadyWorks database, or any database with etl in the database name.
      
   3. Click the name of a query to expand or minimize the query window
      
   4. Click the button to run the query and preview the output before saving
      1. Select the number of rows to display from the drop down (100 (default), 500, 1000, All)
         
   5. Click the button to bring op the Settings dialog
      1. Configure the mapping settings and then click the Close button
              
         1. Show Data in Output – Choose if data is displayed in output
         2. Enable Audit – Choose if auditing (logging) is enabled or disabled
         3. Date Display Format – Date display format of the user (Data Columns only) (yyyy-mm-dd, mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yyyy, dd mon yyyy)
         4. Time Display Format – Time display format of the user (Data Columns only) (24hr format, 12hr (AM/PM) format)
         5. Synch Type – Select the type of synch (Linking Assets only)
            1. Reload Links – Drop and reload links for the selected asset type
            2. Append Links – Append new links for the selected asset type
         6. Show Execution Details – Choose if verbose output is displayed during execution (Linking Assets only)
   6. Click the button to run the data mapping (as it would from a cron job)
   7. Click the button to expand the query to full window mode. Click the button to exit full window mode.
   8. Use the menu to manage queries
       
      1. Ignore from Execution – Ignore a query from execution
      2. Rename Query – Rename a query
      3. Insert App Filters Variable – Insert variable %[etl_app_filter__cm.program_name_xf]% to filter a query based on App Filters
         1. Example Query: SELECT * FROM readyworks_etl.cm_computerprogram cm WHERE %[etl_app_filter__cm.program_name_xf]%
      4. Move Up – Move a query up in the order
      5. Move Down – Move a query down in the order
      6. Delete Query – Delete a query
   9. Use the floating toolbar to format, run, and save the query when you are scrolled down
      
5. View the results of the query in the Output window
   
6. Enter the mapping properties in the Mapping Properties window
   
   1. Mapping Name – Name of the mapping (required)
   2. Mapping Type – Type of the mapping (Data Columns, Linking Assets)
   3. RW Target Table – Select ReadyWorks table that is the target of the mapping
   4. Click the Add Row button to add rows to the mapping
      
   5. Source Column (ETL) – Select source column of the mapping
      NOTE:  The Name field of an asset cannot contain the string ” | “.
   6. Target Column (RW) – Select target column of the mapping
   7. Allow Null – Choose if value of the mapping can be set to NULL
      NOTE:  Enable Allow Null to overwrite data when the source changes to NULL (or directly through the SQL statement). When disabled, NULL values are skipped.
   8. Conversion – Select conversion method of the mapping
      1. Boolean
      2. Checkbox
      3. Date
      4. Datetime
      5. FQDN
      6. Guid
      7. Netbios
   9. Use the menu to manage rows
      
      1. Move Up – Move a row up in the order
      2. Move Down – Move a row down in the order
      3. Ignore – Ignore a row
      4. Delete – Delete a row
   10. Add Row – Add new rows for additional mappings
   11. Remove All – Remove all rows
7. Click the button to Quick Save or Full Save the mapping. A Quick Save does not run the query while a Full Save does and can take longer to save depending on the query.
   NOTE:  The RW Target Table is required to save the mapping.