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Continuing Mapping Exercise

Today we will identify our data source, and begin mapping the source data to the target data.  We identified our target format and placed that in the paper map last time.  If you didn’t read that post yet, you might want to review it quickly before continuing.  (read part One)

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This is a mapping exercise that will go through the process of creating a paper map, or mapping document.  We will start with an empty paper map that you can get here.  And we will end with a completed paper map document that documents what data from the source goes into what fields on the target.  This process will take more than one post, and I will link them together so that you can follow from one to the next.  Along the way, we will discuss the things that we are doing so that you can apply this technique in your mapping using the target and source in your own mapping tasks. (more…)

There are job or task specific tools that will have a high importance to each integration task.  When working on an SAP system, your SAP tools will be very important.  But there are tools and skills that are also important regardless of the systems and technologies that you are working on.  For me, these are the top 5 tools that an Integration Engineer should be able to use proficiently.  Do you use any of these?  Do you have others? (more…)

Introduction: This is a quick exercise to familiarize you with mapping from an EDI file to a Flat File.  If you are new to mapping, or want an idea of what mapping EDI will be like, this exercise should be a good place to start.  If you are familiar with mapping this should be a quick review with a few tips.  I use Target Based mapping.  Check out my post on Target Mapping here.  If EDI is unfamiliar and you need some basic information, my EDI primer is here.  If you are ready to map, and understand EDI basics, then lets get started.

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I found this video on YouTube.

Theoretical discussion of integration of data and information.

Speaker is Alan Nash

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