Design Studio

Windows-based design components used to model and test business integration solutions
Windows-based applications for:
Defining and importing data objects
Defining transformation and routing rules
Mapping data between and among sources and targets
Adapting solutions to messaging systems, databases, platforms and other resources
Defining integration timing requirements
Testing solutions
Modeling integration scenarios
Modeling the transformation process

TYPE TREE
Graphically defines data properties, structure, and validation rules in a type tree
Standard type trees for business integration definitions
Importers for generating type trees based on existing metadata
What is a type tree?
Collection of data definition properties and characteristics
Defined in hierarchical view of data types, subtypes
Listed in alphabetical order (by default)
Stored on disk with a file extension of .mtt

Type tree importers
Some of the type tree importers are
Type tree maker
XML DTD
XML schema(.XSD FILE)
Application specific importers for SAP, PeopleSoft and Siebel
COBOL Copybook
Database Interface Designer
Automatically generates type trees from:
Database tables and views
SQL queries
Stored procedures
Identifies characteristics of database objects to meet mapping and runtime requirements
Update keys
Database triggers












Map Designer
Create and test maps that specify logic necessary to transform input data to required output
data
Identify source and target data objects
Identify source and target type trees or XML schemas that define syntax and
structure of data objects
Apply business rules
View run results
What is a map?
Complete definition of data objects and rules for their transformation
Responsible for all inputs and outputs
Uses connectivity adapters to connect to data sources and targets
Connectivity adapters
Databases
DB2
Informix
ODBC
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase SQL Server
OLE DB
Messaging
IBM WebSphere MQ
BEA (MessageQ, Tuxedo)
Candle ROMA
Microsoft MSMQ
Oracle AQ
TIBCO Rendezvous
Packaged applications
SAP
PeopleSoft
Siebel

Web Services and Internet connectivity
FTP
E-mail
SNMP
HTTP
SOAP
JMS
JCA Gateway
JNDI
MIME and SMIME
WebSphere
E-mail
FTP
PeopleSoft
SAP QISS
Siebel

Integration Flow Designer
Defines systems of maps that graphically organize transformation workflows into logical
collections based on requirements
Generates system control information from system definitions for real-time processing
For use with Transformation Extender Launcher
What is a system?
Collection of map is called system.
Set of logically related maps triggered by an event or time and run by WebSphere
Transformation Extender Launcher

Command Server
Can be run on variety of platforms and operating systems
Platform-specific
Runs one map at a time using a command line interface
Launcher
Can be run on variety
of platforms and operating systems
Platform-specific
Manages systems of maps based on triggers defined in the Integration Flow Designer
Message events
Time events
File state changes
Can run multiple instances of the same map at one time
Objects as types
Objects become types in a type tree
Icons indicate type class



Group type is a complex object made up of other
groups or items such as a record, row or file

Item type is a simple data object such as a field or
column

Category type is a complex object for logically
organizing other types

Inheritance
New types inherit properties, components and restrictions from their supertypes
Categories have both item and group properties and pass appropriate properties to
subtypes

The Order item type is a subtype of the Date category type.
Order inherited the item properties of Date upon creation.
Propagating type properties
Once created, properties of supertype and subtype are independent
Use the Propagate option to synchronize type properties of supertype to its subtypes

Item types are simple objects
Simple objects, such as fields and columns, do not contain other objects
Denoted in type trees and maps by icon

Group types are complex objects
Complex objects such as files, records, and rows, contain other objects
Component is part of composition, structure or layout of a group
Denoted in type trees and maps by icon

Category types are organizers
Denoted by icon
Does not define specific object in data
Organizes types in a type tree (similar to subdirectories in a file system)
Takes advantage of inheritance when creating and maintaining type tree objects
Object subclass properties

Item property definition options



Item Subclass properties

Number
Any number excluding active
syntax objects
Text
Any character excluding active
syntax objects
Date & Time
Valid date and time format based
on data
Syntax
Syntax objects used as separators
between portions of data



Properties based on Item Subclass








Interpret as options

Character
Data presented as series of bytes
belonging to standard character set
Binary
Data presented in series of bytes
where pattern of bits does not map
to standard character set
Available for Text, Number, and Date
& Time properties


Defining size of text item
Each object can be defined by minimum and maximum sizes in bytes, characters, or both
When size is in bytes only, size and validation are calculated according to size limits
set for bytes
When size is in characters only, size and validation are calculated according to size
limits set for characters
When size is in both bytes and characters, object size is determined by characters;
bytes are used to verify that the size of data did not exceed any byte constraints
Excludes initiator, terminator,
release, and pad
characters
If no maximum size, leave
Max setting blank




Defining pad properties
Pad property
Yes
Item may contain both content
and pad characters
No
All data is assumed to be
content
Value property
One byte pad character
Use Symbols dialog to select
non-printable characters
Sized As property specifies pad
length as bytes or characters



Special symbols
Insert Symbols dialog contains most
common non-printable characters
Select one or more symbols from list
Enter custom symbols as hex value
enclosed in double angle
brackets (<< >>)



Padding to a fixed size
Set Padded To property to Fixed Size
Must have value for Max Size
Specify Length for padding
Must be greater than
or equal to Max Size
Default is Max Size
Specify the method of measurement in
bytes or characters



Padding to minimum content
Set Padded to property to Min Content
Padded to size determined by
Min and Sized As settings
CountsTowardMinContent
set to Yes when pad character
is counted as content when
validating for minimum content



Defining number items
Defined in terms of minimum and
maximum number of digits, not
value
Size does not include sign or
separators
If no maximum size, leave Max
setting blank



Anatomy of a number




Defining separator properties
Supported for integers and decimals
If number has a separator
1. Set Separators to Yes
2. Select Format from drop-down
list
3. Define separator values



Defining sign properties
Select pre-defined or specify
Custom value for leading and
trailing signs
Custom settings for positive,
negative and zero values



Defining implicit decimal formats
When decimal number has no separator,
use Places > Implied property to specify
number of implied decimal places










Defining number of decimal places



Defining date and time items
Format
property
defines date
and time syntax
Object size
inferred from
selected
Format
















Group examples

Group subclass options

Sequence groups
Partially-ordered or sequenced group of data objects
Denoted by icon
Choice groups
Provide ability to define selection from set of components
Denoted by icon
Unordered groups
Allow components to appear in any order
Denoted by icon
Sequence group formats
Describes how to distinguish one component from another component
To determine format, ask: How do I distinguish one component from the next?
Group Format settings
Explicit: Components distinguishable because of delimiter or position
Implicit: Components distinguishable because of their own definitions

Sequence explicit groups
Delimited syntax
Components separated by delimiter
Delimiter appears as placeholder even
when component has no content

Fixed syntax
Object is always same number of bytes

Explicit groups: fixed component syntax
One component is distinguished from next by fixed size of each component
Made up of fixed length objects
Where size (in bytes) of each object is always the same (same Min and Max settings)
Ultimately composed of items padded to fixed size

Explicit groups: delimited syntax
One component in the group is distinguished from the next by physical separator (delimiter)
Delimiter appears as placeholder even when component has no content

Delimiter syntax properties
Delimiter value
Set to Literal when delimiter
character value is known and
constant
Set to Variable when delimiter
character is variable and
defined by a type tree item
Delimiter location
Prefix delimiter appears
before each object (^A^B^C)
Infix delimiter appears
between objects (A^B^C)
Postfix delimiter appears after
each object (A^B^C^)


Implicit group: no syntax
Components not separated by delimiter
Group object not fixed size
Component properties distinguish one component from another


Implicit format groups
Components of group are distinguishable because of their pattern
If group is not fixed and not delimited, it is implicit with no syntax (Component Syntax =
None)

Implicit group: delimited syntax
Components separated by delimiter
Delimiter does not appear as
placeholder when component has no
content




Group format and syntax

Group examples

Initiator properties
Initiator is syntax that appears at beginning of a data object
Defined in type tree properties under Type Syntax > Initiator


Terminator properties
Terminator is syntax that appears at the end of data object
Defined in type tree in Type Syntax > Terminator property


Symbols dialog
Contains symbols for most common Hex values
Contains special symbols
<SP> Space
<WSP> White space
<OWSP> Optional white space
<NL> New line
Can select more than one symbol
Double-click symbol in dialog
or
Type symbol with angle brackets (< >)
or
Select symbol and click Insert
New line: <NL>
Provides platform independence
Viewed as CR/LF, LF or HEX15 as required by platform
White space: <WSP>
Input: any combination of <SP>, <HT> and <NL>
Output: built as one space
Maximum size: 256 bytes
Enter hex values in double angle brackets
Example: <<00>> indicates a Hex null value
<<09>> indicates a Hex hard tab


Release character properties
Indicates characters that follow should be interpreted as data, not as another syntax
Example:
Release character = Ampersand (&)
Delimiter = Comma (,)
Miller&, MD,Harkin Hospital,2006
Data of component 1 = Miller, MD
Data of component 2 = Harkin Hospital
Data of component 3 = 2006

Guidelines for using release characters
Applied to character data, not binary data
Releases the characters making up the entire delimiter or terminator even if the delimiter or
terminator is more than one character
Does not release characters used as pad characters
Release characters that are not followed by an associated active syntax object are ignored