Data Transformation Properties

To view or edit a data transformation's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name/Code/Comment	Identify the object. The name should clearly convey the object's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the object. By default the code is generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of the object. You can enter a stereotype directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in an extension file.
Assigned variable	Specifies the variable (see Variables (BPM)), message format (Message Formats (BPM)) or, for BPEL languages, organization unit (see Organization Units ( BPM)) that receives the result of the transformation. Select an object from the list, click the Select tool to browse the available objects, or click the Create tool to create a new object.
Assigned Part	[If the assigned variable is set to a message format] Specifies the message part (see Message Parts (BPM)) that receives the result of the transformation.
Keywords	Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas.

The following tabs are also available:

Transformation - Contains the following properties:

Properties	Description
Input variable	Specifies the variable (see Variables (BPM)), message format (Message Formats (BPM)) or, for BPEL languages, organization unit that sends the variable (see Organization Units ( BPM)). You can select an object from the list, or use the tools to the right of the list to browse the available objects, or view the properties of the currently selected object. To specify more than one object as inputs, use the text field and leave the Input variable list empty.
Input part	Specifies a source message part when the input variable is typed by a message format. Select an object from the list.
Transformation (text box)	Specifies the transformation details using XPath language (for simple transformations) or XSLT language (for more complex transformations). You can enter any appropriate information in this field, as well as open, insert and save text files.

Properties

Description

Input variable

Specifies the variable (see Variables (BPM)), message format (Message Formats (BPM)) or, for BPEL languages, organization unit that sends the variable (see Organization Units ( BPM)). You can select an object from the list, or use the tools to the right of the list to browse the available objects, or view the properties of the currently selected object.

To specify more than one object as inputs, use the text field and leave the Input variable list empty.

Input part

Specifies a source message part when the input variable is typed by a message format. Select an object from the list.

Transformation (text box)

Specifies the transformation details using XPath language (for simple transformations) or XSLT language (for more complex transformations). You can enter any appropriate information in this field, as well as open, insert and save text files.