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Managed Adapters Guide
Corticon Managed Adapter : Working with Corticon Adapter : Defining the Dataslot Mapping
 

Defining the Dataslot Mapping

After configuring the Corticon Adapter workstep, you must define the mapping of your process dataslots (source and target) to the parameters in the selected Corticon file. The Dataslot Mapping dialog box displays the parameters depending on the input file selected in the Corticon Adapter Configurator dialog box.
To define the dataslot mapping for an Corticon adapter:
1. After adding and configuring the Corticon adapter workstep, double-click the workstep to open its Properties view.
2. From the Configuration tab, click Change mapping to open the Dataslot Mapping dialog box.
3. In the Dataslot Mapping window, select the Dataslot type from the Type drop-down list.
4. Select the appropriate Input and Output formats.
5. From the Rule Messages drop-down list, select the table in which you want to store the Corticon messages and click OK.
The Dataslot types are explained in the following table:
Table 20. Dataslot Types and explanation
Dataslot Type
Explanation
Primitive
This option will export all dataslots of the types: Character, Longchar, DateTimeTZ, Decimal, Integer, Int64 and Logical. Select the appropriate Dataslots for the Input and Output formats. For Primitive type, by default System dataslots are shown . Out type is disabled.
Table
If you have selected the Table option in the Type drop-down, select the Table name in the Input and Output drop-down lists.
Dataset
If you have selected the DataSet option in the Type drop-down, select the appropriate Input and Output DataSet.
Note: If Primary Key value is not defined, with in table in Temp table or Dataset, a random value appears in the DataKeyValue Node of the received message. If Primary key is defined, then the Primary key value should can be seen in the <DataKeyValue> node of the received message.