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IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender for the Absolute Beginner

Senior Enterprise Support Anal!st IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender "WT#$ %e&el ' (ustomer Support EMEA")*$

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Agenda
(oncepts
An! to An! Transformation Execution -ptions Execution latforms Terminolog! The Eclipse .esigner /irst Mappings /irst T!petree /irst Map Second Map Summar! /urther reading 01A
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(oncepts 2 An! to An! Transformation

WT# ta3es an! 3ind of data as input4
#M% E.I I.oc 4etc

4and using no coding5 both simple and complex

transformations can be made46

46then output as the target data t!pe6

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(oncepts 2 Execution -ptions

WT# maps can be executed in a number of wa!s8
(ommand Ser&er %auncher WebSphere Message Bro3er 9ode A I Web Ser&ice .ata ower Web Appliance WebSphere Application Ser&er : WebSphere rocess Ser&er

A common transformation engine4 666multiple deplo!ment options

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(oncepts 2 Execution latforms

WT# maps can be executed on a di&erse range of
architectures8
W indows )nix "AI#5 Solaris5 < =)#5 Itanium$ >> %inux >> ?:-S "Batch5 IMS S.*5 (I(S$ ?:-S )SS >>
>>

+' and @7 bit a&ailabilit!

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Terminolog!
.ata =A T!petree -bBects
Cariables " rogramming$ (abinets5 .raws5 oc3ets Business Dule =A Mapping rogram

E /unctional Maps F Subroutines

/iling cler3

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The Eclipse .esigner

A Ba&a based5 standardised5 open= source design en&ironment

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst T!petree

A right=clic3 on the T!petree branch of the proBect tree to start the creation of a new t!petree6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst T!petree

Dight=clic3 on the Doot obBect5 and choose Add to create a new obBect6 (hange the obBect (lass from (ategor! to Item

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

A right=clic3 on the Map branch of the proBect tree to start the creation of a new Map Source6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

A right=clic3 on the top= le&el obBect in the -utline window will allow the creation of a new map6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

Expand the outline &iew6 Add an input card6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

9ame the card6 (hoose the T!petree6 (hoose the T!petree -bBect6 (hoose the input file6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

9ow create an output card the same wa!6

The cards must ha&e uniKue names and in this case the output file is different to the input file6
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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

Lour map design area should now loo3 li3e this6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

Lour completed map design area should now loo3 li3e this6
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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

The functions list box5 with the MAllN categor! expanded6 The functions list box5 with the M) ED(ASEN function shown6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

The function is added to the existing content

9ew functions added are compounded6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

The map can now be run and the output &iewed6

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/irst Mapping 2 /irst Map

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/irst Mapping 2 Second Map

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Summar!
As mentioned and demonstrated5 WT# ta3es an!
3ind of data as input

)sing no coding5 I ha&e

shown some simple transformations that can be made with &er! little effort

)sing a step=b!=step approach5 and an

understanding of !our input data and output data reKuirements5 mapping can be eas!6
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