iMap works on the principle of Artificial Intelligence and leverages a repository of mappings stored at Adeptia-secured cloud. This repository hosts the mappings created by users of Adeptia Suite. Each of these mappings has specific keywords attached to it which a user would provide in the metadata field while creating a mapping. If you choose to use iMap while creating a mapping, it will fetch the mapping suggestions (from the repository) that match the elements of schema. iMap uses a series of algorithms and provides mapping suggestions that are nearest to the accuracy you look for. You can then choose from these high-, medium-, and low-confidence mapping suggestions accordingly.
Following are the steps to enable and work with iMap:
- Enable iMap to allow auto mapping of the fields.
- Create a mapping using Data Mapper.
- Load source and target schemas.
Enabling iMap
To enable iMap:
- Go to Administer > Setup > Application Settings > Update System Properties.
- Expand Intelligent Data Mapping (IDM).
Set the value of the abpm.services.idm.enable property to yes.
- Click Save.
- Click Reload Configuration to reflect the changes.
Creating a Mapping
Access Data Mapper and create the mapping.
Loading Source and Target Schema
Before loading schemas, specify the value in the abpm.services.idm.autoapply property to map the elements of the loaded schemas either automatically or manually. To specify the value:
- Go to .../AdeptiaInstallFolder/ServerKernel/etc folder.
- Open server-configure.properties file in the Text Editor.
Specify the value in the abpm.services.idm.autoapply property. The value can be:
Value Description Yes Elements of the schemas will be automatically mapped if the names of the source and the target elements and metadata are similar. No Mapping will be done using iMap wizard. Ask iMap wizard appears automatically with recommended mappings after you load schemas, default selected.
After you have specified the value, now load the source and target schema in the Data Mapper. When you load the schemas, the elements of the schemas will be mapped on the basis of the value specified in the property.
Click 
to view the iMap wizard.
iMap (Intelligent Data Mapping) Wizard
iMap displays following three recommended mapping suggestions that can be applied to your schemas based on the mapping already done by the Adeptia Suite users.
| Suggestion | Description |
|---|---|
| High Confidence | This category fetches the mapping suggestions after matching the highest number of metadata and mapping rules with the elements of mapping that you have created. This type of confidence is always valid and can be imported directly. |
| Medium Confidence | This category of mapping rules contains the suggestions of those elements whose mapping is not matched in the high category. Hence, the dependency of the rules suggested in medium confidence might not be present in the current mapping. Therefore, you must validate these suggestions before using in the current mapping. |
| Include Semantic | This category of mapping rules contains the suggestions of those elements whose mapping is not covered in both High & Medium categories. This is calculated by using a semantic comparison between source and target elements. Therefore, you must validate these suggestions before using in the current mapping. |
Select from the iMap suggestions and click Apply. The selected mapping suggestion will get applied to your loaded schemas.
You can also map the fields manually by clicking Explore. iMap window appears with a list of mappings that can be applied to your loaded schemas. High confidence mapping is selected as default and is marked as Recommended. However, you can change the selected mapping from the list.
You can alos view
Select the mapping to apply to the loaded schemas, select option(s) from the Other Options to apply on the selected mapping, if needed, and then click Apply.
| Option Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Include clones | Imports mapping rules for clones if exist in the selected mapping to be applied. |
| Include medium confidence mappings | Searches the map rules and applies to the elements that are not mapped by the selected mapping option. |
| Include low confidence mappings | Semantically map the elements that are not mapped by the selected mapping and other mapping rules, if selected. |
The term 'H' in the green background indicates high confidence rules, 'M' in the yellow background indicates medium confidence rules, and 'L' in the red background indicated low confidence rules.
You can also change the mapping rule applied to a particular target element using Show Intelligent Auto Mapping Options. To change the rule:
- Right-click the target element and then click Show Intelligent Auto Mapping Options.
- The Mapping Options window appears listing all the mapping available for that particular target element.
- Select the mapping and click Apply.
- Click Yes, when prompting to overwrite the mapping for this node.
The Paste Options window appears listing the following options - Paste Mapping, Paste For Each, Paste Comments, and Paste Local Variable. Select the required options to copy with the selected mapping and click OK.
Options may be enabled or disabled if they are defined in the selected mapping.