Mapping groups define the rules to apply to tabular data with Mapping transformations in pipelines. From Mapping groups , you can manage the mapping groups available for use with pipelines.
Edit a mapping group's column definition
A mapping group's column definition includes:
- The primary column, which contains the values changed by the Mapping transformation
- Any additional columns with values to consider for conditional mapping rules
To edit a mapping group's column, on the Columns
tab, click Edit columns, and update its data type or name as necessary.To add a new column to the mapping group:
- On the Columns tab, click Edit columns.
- Under Define columns, click Add column.
- In Data type, select the type of data in the source column to transform.
- Enter a name of the new column.
- Click Save.
To use the updated columns with Mapping transformations, click Publish.
Edit a mapping group's rules
To add or manage the rules a mapping group applies to tabular data, select its Rules tab.
Copy a mapping group
To create a new mapping group with similar columns and rules as another group, start with a copy of the existing group.
- From Mapping groups
- Edit the name of the duplicate group, and click OK.
- Update the columns and rules of the new group as necessary.
- To use the new group with a Mapping transformation, click Publish.
Archive a mapping group
If you no longer use a mapping group, archive it as a read-only version, such as for audit requests:
- From Mapping groups
- In the mapping group, select Archive from its menu.
To return an archived group to Active status, on the Archived tab, click Restore for the group.
Delete a mapping group
Note: When you delete a mapping group, you can't recover it. To download a CSV of a group's rules as a backup before you delete, click Download on its Rules tab.
To completely remove a mapping group and its history:
- From Mapping groups , archive the mapping group if necessary.
- On the Archived tab, click Delete for the group.
- In Confirm, enter
delete
. - Click Delete.