Mapping Editor Tools

The Mapping Editor Source and Target panes contain tools to help you create and review your mappings.

The following tools are available in the Source pane:

Tool

Description



Properties - Opens the property sheet of the selected source object.



Create Data Source - Launches the Data Source Creation Wizard (see Creating a Data Source).



Delete Data Source - Deletes the selected data source, along with any associated mappings.

You can delete all the mappings from a source object by selecting it and pressing Delete or right-clicking it and selecting Delete Mapping. You can delete a source object from the source model by selecting it and pressing Shift+Del or right-clicking it and selecting Delete).



Add Model to Data Source - Adds one or more source models of the same type to the selected data source.



Remove Model from Data Source - Deletes the selected model from the data source, along with any associated mappings.



Find Source Object - Opens a Find dialog to search for an object in the Source pane.

The following tools are available in the Target pane:

Tool

Description

Properties - Opens the property sheet of the selected target object.

Create Mapping - Creates a mapping between the selected source and target objects (see Model-to-Model Mappings).

Delete Mappings - Deletes all the mappings for the selected target object. Alternately, press Delete or right-click the object and select Delete Mapping. You can delete a target object from its model by selecting it and pressing Shift+Del or right-clicking it and selecting Delete.

Filter Mappings - Filters the display of mapping lines to show all mappings or only the mappings on the selected object or those on the selected object and its sub-objects.

Filter Objects - Filters the display of both the Source and Target trees to show all objects or to show only those objects with or without mappings.

Find Target Object - Opens a Find dialog to search for an object in the Target pane.