Rational Developer for System z

Creating a connection

To create a new connection between a source element and a transform, or between a transform and a target element, drag the first element to the second element. Alternatively, you can create a new connection by using the contextual menu.

This topic contains the following subtopics:

Part 1: Types of connections

You can use the Create Connection entry in the contextual menu of the mapping routine area to create four kinds of connections, depending on which types of elements (source element, target element, or transform) you select as the beginning point and the ending point of the connection:

Part 2: How to create a connection

In the mapping routine area of the mapping editor, you can create any of the four types of connections described in the previous subtopic by dragging the first element of the connection to the second element. Alternatively, you can use the contextual menu to perform the same operation.

To a create a connection between two elements by dragging (including any of the four types of connections described in the previous subtopic):

  1. In the mapping routine area, drag the first element of the connection to the second element.
    Note: If the first element is a source element or a target element and the second element is a transform (these are the second and third cases described in the preceding subtopic) then you must drag the first element to the left side of the transform.

The connection is created. But the full results of the operation depend on the type of connection that you created (see Part 1: Types of connections).

Equivalent method using the contextual menu:

You can also use the contextual menu to create a connection:

  1. In the mapping routine area, right-click the first element -- the element from which you want to create a connection.

  2. Select Create Connection. The mapping editor displays a wire that has one end anchored to the element that you selected and the other end unanchored.

  3. Click the second element -- the element to which you want to create a connection.

The mapping editor creates the connection in the same way that it does when you drag the first element to the second element.


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