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Editing the Record Map Properties

Editing the Record Map Properties

Whether you are entering properties for a new record map, starting from the wizard-generated map, or editing an existing map, the process is the same. For the record itself, enter or update values in the following fields:

RecordMap Name

Name of the record map. You should qualify the record map name with the package name. If you do not provide a package name and specify an unqualified record map name, the record map class is saved in the User package by default.

Target Classname

Name of the class to represent the record. By default, the Record Mapper sets the target class name to a qualified name equal to the record map name followed by “.Record”, but you can change the target class name. You should qualify the target class name with the package name. If you do not provide a package name and specify an unqualified target class name, the target class is saved in the User package by default.

Batch Class

Name of the batch class (if any) which should be associated with this record map.

Type

The type of record; options include the following:

  • Delimited

  • Fixed Width

Character Encoding

Character encoding for imported data records.

Right justify

Flag that specifies that padding characters should appear left of data in fields.

Annotation

Text that documents the purpose and use of the record map.

Leading data

Static characters which appear before any data of the actual record contents. If you are using the record map in a complex record map, you must identify the record with leading data.

Padding Character

Character used to pad the value. The padding character is removed by business services from the incoming message and used by business operations to pad the field value to fill fields in fixed-width record maps.

  • None

  • Space

  • Tab

  • Other

Record Terminator

Character or characters used to terminate the record.

  • None

  • CRLF

  • CR

  • LF

  • Other

Allow Early Terminator (fixed-width record maps only)

Flag that specifies whether records can be terminated before the end. If allowed, record is treated as if it was padded with the padding character.

Allow Complex Batching

Flag that specifies whether record map can be used in a complex record map.

Field separator (fixed-width record maps only)

Optional single character used to separate fixed-width fields in records. If specified, input messages must contain this character between fields and business operations write this character between fields.

Field separator(s) (delimited record maps only)

A list of field separator characters. The first separator delimits the top-level fields in the record. The next separator delimits fields within a top-level composite field. Additional separators delimit fields within nested composite fields.

Repeat separator (delimited record maps only)

A single separator character that is used in all repeating fields.

Quoting: None (delimited record maps only)

Radio button that specifies there is no quote-style escaping.

Quote Escaping (delimited record maps only)

Radio button that enables quote-style escaping to allow a separator character to occur in a field value. Any input field can be quoted with the quote character. The field is considered all the characters between the start quote and end quote. Any separator character that appear within the quotes is treated as a literal character, not a separator. On output, any field that contains a separator in its value is quoted with the quote character.

Quote All (delimited record maps only)

Radio button that enables quote-style escaping to allow a separator character to occur in a field value. This has the same effect as Quote Escaping except that on output all fields are quoted whether they contain a separator character or not.

Quote character (delimited record maps with quote escaping only)

Character used to quote field contents. This field is displayed if you select the Quote Escaping or the Quote All radio button. If you are using a control character as a quote, you must enter it in hexadecimal; see Common Control Characters.

Allow Embedded Record Terminator

Determines what happens when the Record Mapper encounters the Record Terminator within a quoted field. If selected, the Record Mapper escapes the Record Terminator, treating it as part of the field data rather than considering it as the end of the record.

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