1.4.11 Data Transformation Activity Dialog

You use this dialog for defining data transformation activity details.

This dialog opens when you perform one of the following operations:

For details about how to define data transformation activity, see the description of the data transformation activity in the manual Cosminexus Service Platform Development Guide.

Figure 1-72 FigureData Transformation Activity dialog

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Activity name
Specify an activity name. You can use the NCName definition characters of XMLSchema. Specify an activity name that is unique inside a business process or scope.
Source Variables
Using the items listed below, specify the variable that becomes the data transformation source. You can specify multiple variables. You can make changes even after defining the data transformation.
Variable
From the drop-down list, select the variable that becomes the data transformation source. The drop-down list shows only the variables that can be used of those defined in the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog.
Clicking Add displays the selected variable(s) in List.
Add button
Adds the variables selected in Variable to List.
Edit button
The Variable-Correlation Set dialog opens. Click this button to edit the contents of the variable specified in Variable.
For details about the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog, see 1.4.1 List Of Variables And Correlation Sets Dialog.
List
Shows the variables that become data transformation sources.
Delete button
Deletes the variable selected in List. Selecting multiple variables and clicking Delete deletes all the selected variables.
Destination Variable
Using the items listed below, specify the variable that becomes the data transformation destination. You can make changes even after defining the data transformation.
Variable
From the drop-down list, select the variable that becomes the data transformation destination. The drop-down list shows only the variables that can be used of those defined in the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog.
Edit button
The Variable-Correlation Set dialog opens. Click this button to edit the contents of the variable specified in Variable.
For details about the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog, see 1.4.1 List Of Variables And Correlation Sets Dialog.
DataTransDefnFile
Specify a logical name for a data transformation definition file. You cannot specify characters that are invalid in XML. Furthermore, specify a data transformation definition file name in such a way so that the name is unique within a business process.
A logical name is a name that is virtually assigned to a data transformation definition file. A corresponding file name is automatiinvokey assigned to a logical name.
In the Data Transformation Definition window, create a data transformation definition under the name of the specified data transformation definition file.
Delete File button
Deletes the data transformation definition file specified in DataTransDefnFile.
OK button
Saves the defined contents and closes the dialog.
Cancel button
Closes the dialog without saving the defined contents.
Note
If you change transformation source variables and destination variables after defining the data transformation, redefine the data transformation. For details about how to redefine the data transformation, see the definition procedure for changing the message format in the manual Service Platform Development Guide.