erwin Data Transformation 9.2.6 - User Guide

File Adapter

File Adapter

Select the name of the File Adapter from the drop-down list, Name (as mentioned in “File Adapter Configuration” only “GET” File Adapters will appear in the list).

•If the type of file is “CSV” it’s necessary to complete the following information:
- Header (yes/no)
- Separator (between columns)
 

•If the type of file is “Sheet” it’s necessary to complete the following information:
- Header (yes/no)
- 1° column
- 1° row
- Sheet name

•If the type of file is “XML” it’s necessary to complete the following:
- XSL Parser         
This parser can be selected in a list containing all “non CC compliant” custom transformations, previously defined in “XSLT Library”. Any XSLT parser developed to manage XML data has to provide a CSV structure, with a “semicolon” as a separator.

•If the type of file is “Project” it’s necessary to complete the following:
- Project Information (TASK, RESOURCE)         
This allows the user to extract information from the project file, related to the work breakdown structure, task start and end dates, task duration, task cost; or the resource assignments in task, with earned value information, budget and actual cost and work.

•If the type of file is “DM” it’s necessary to complete the following:
- DM Information (ENTITY_ATTRIBUTES, RELATIONSHIPS)
This allows the user to extract information from DM export file, about Entities, their attributes and Primary Key/Foreign Key roles and Relationships:

oClick the “Apply” button to save the data source

oA preview of the source fields will be shown

DB Adapter

DB Adapter

•Select the name of the DB Adapter from the drop-down list, Name (only DB Query and Stored Procedure Adapters will appear in the list)

•Click the “Apply” button to save the data source

•A preview of the source fields will be shown

WS Adapter

WS Adapter

•Select the name of the Web Services Adapter from the drop-down list

•Select XSL Parser for source normalization from the list. This parser can be chosen in a list containing all “non CC compliant” custom transformations previously defined in “XSLT Library”; in particular, any XSLT parser developed to manage outside XML data has to provide a CSV structure, with “semicolon” as separator, to be effective in this step.

•Click on the “Apply” button to save the data source

•A preview of the source fields will be shown

EA Adapter (formerly CM Adapter)

EA Adapter (formerly CM Adapter)

When creating a model configuration, adapters to import / export data from model are automatically created (the working folder is the one set as “Export folder”):

Select the name of the EA Adapter from the drop-down list Name (only the “EA Adapters for import” will be shown in the list)

•Select the object type from the drop-down list “Select Object Type”

•Click on the “Apply” button to save the data source

•A preview of the source fields will be shown

It’s also possible to choose which Properties/Associations extract through an EA Adapter for the selected object type. The “Source Filters” button allow user to pick only the desired information from a model, while default operation includes all of them.

When selecting an intersection object type, the list of exportable fields includes not only the ones defined for the intersection object itself, but the ones defined for associated objects. This way, it’s easy to have with a single data source a combined set of source object and target object of the association: