Understanding Web Mapper

The Web Mapper is easy to use and enables you to specify source and destination layout and to map data fields from source layout to destination layout.

The Web Mapper screen is displayed below:

The Web Mapper screen is divided into these sections:

Button	Name	Function
	Open	Open Mapping, Load Schema, and other functions like import mapping and Load schema.
	Save	Saves mapping activity.
	AIMap	Open the AIMap activity.
	Autosave	Auto save the mapping.
	Mapping View	Display the mapping Graph area.
	XML View	Display the XML view of the Mapping.
	Debugger	Display the Debugger of the mapping.
	Notification	Display the Error notification of the mapping.
	Help	Open the To check the document for working with Web Mapper.
	Parameters	Opens the Parameters of the mapping activity.
	Mapping Expression	Display the mapping expression panel.

Source Panel

The Source Panel is used to display a source schema. All the elements of the source schema are listed in the Source Panel. When multiple source schemas are loaded, then all elements of each schema are listed under their respective source nodes.

Destination Panel

The Target Panel is used to display a target schema. All the elements of the target schema are listed in the Target Panel. When multiple target schemas are loaded, then all elements of each schema are listed under their respective target nodes.

Mapping Functions Panel

The Mapping Functions Panel displays all mapping functions that can be used to map source and target schema elements. The Mapping Functions Panel comprises of two tabs: Mapping Expression and Data Viewer.

Mapping Expression Area

The Mapping Expression Area is used to map the source and the target elements. You can apply the mapping function between source and target elements in this section. Mapping of the selected target element is displayed in the Mapping Expression Area. This mapping is displayed in the form of Textual Rules (code representation).

Parameters Panel

Parameters	Description
Variables	To create new variables for the mapping of source and target elements in the current mapping object.
XSL Template	To create the XSL templates for the mapping of source and target elements in the current mapping object.
Value Map	To create a Value Map.
Custom Methods	Displays a list of all the methods defined for the mapping of source and target elements in the current mapping object.
Key Functions	Displays a list of all the keys defined for the mapping of source and target elements in the current mapping object.
Custom Auto Map	to create the Custom Auto Map for the mapping of source and target elements.

Comment Section

User can add the comment in this section for a destination element to explain the mapping function and rule.

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