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Figure 9-14 Map table

8. When the map statements are added, select File → Save → To Project. If

you are asked to compile the map, please do so. If the Map Designer

complains about the order of the map statements and offers to correct it, allow

the Map Designer to reorder the map statements.

9.4 Testing the map

1. Switch now to the Test view within the Map Designer.

2. Select EVENT_DELIVERY as the calling context.

Note: Many of the values that we have hard coded here relate to relationship

lookups that will be performed downstream. We have merely included a small

subset of the ItemBasic values to enable mapping to occur and the minimum

requirements for UCCnet to be met.

Note: Maps can be called in a number of contexts. In our simple scenario, the

map will be called during event delivery from the JDBC connector to the ICS.

That is, when our event tables created previously are polled by the connector

and a new event is found, it will be delivered to the ICS by the connector.

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3. Provide some values for each field of the source object. (We have provided a

sample business object in the Additional Materials section:

SUPPLIER_ITEM_CATALOG.bo).

4. Click Save To to save this test business object into a file for future use. See

Figure 9-15.

Figure 9-15 Populating a source business object

5. Start a test of the map by clicking the black triangle icon in the tools bar now.

6. You will be prompted to provide information about the server where you want

to perform the map test (as shown in Figure 9-16 on page 181).

7. This implies that the ICS must be running for this step. Start the ICS if it is not

running and wait until you see the

ready message before clicking Connect in

Figure 9-16 on page 181.

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Figure 9-16 Connection parameters for the map test

8. When the map test is completed, verify the result in the right pane (as shown

in Figure 9-17 on page 182).

9. Click Save To to store this business object in a folder for future use.