Database Reference
In-Depth Information
The Designer screen's components
The
designer
screen, as can be seen in the following screenshot, is divided into five sec-
tions. Each section has its own purpose. You need to understand each component properly
as we will be referring to these components regularly in the next chapters. They are as fol-
lows:
•
Navigator
: This is used to connect to repositories and open folders. You can copy
objects and create shortcuts within the navigator. Navigator allows you to reuse the
existing components.
•
Workspace
: This is the space where you actually do the coding. Open different
tools in this window to create and edit the repository objects, such as sources, tar-
gets, mapplets, transformations, and mappings. In the designer workspace, you can
see different tabs, such as
Source Analyzer
,
Target Designer
,
Transformation
Developer
,
Mapplet Designer
, and
Mapping Designer
.
•
Toolbar
: This shows the various components to be used in the designer screen and
other shortcuts.
•
Output/control panel
: This lets you view details about tasks you perform, such as
saving your work or validating a mapping. You can view whether your code is val-
id or invalid. If invalid, the output panel shows you the reason for the error.
•
Status bar
: This displays the status of the current operation. The status bar shows
you the status of the operation that you are trying to perform.
The preceding screen components are shown in the following screenshot:
