Using the Data Mapping Tool

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# Using the Data Mapping Tool

This document describes how to use the Event Replicator Target Adapter Data Mapping Tool to generate a global format buffer (GFB) and field table (GFFT) for use with the Event Replicator and the Event Replicator Target Adapter.

This document covers the following topics:

Data Mapping Tool Overview | Provides an overview of the Data Mapping Tool.
Release Notes | Describes the updates to Data Mapping Tool since the last release.
Installing the Event Replicator Target Adapter Data Mapping Tool | Describes how to install the Data Mapping Tool.
Data Mapping Tool User Interface and Mechanics | Describes the Data Mapping Tool interface as well as how to start and shut down the Data Mapping Tool.
Setting Preferences | Describes how to set Data Mapping Tool interface preferences.
Locating and Selecting Input Data | Explains how to select a source Natural Data Definition Model (DDM) to use with the Data Mapping Tool.
Flattening Fields for Replication | Describes how to request that MU and PE fields be flattened during replication.
Maintaining the Target Relational Database List | Describes how to select and remove target relational database tables from the Data Mapping Tool.
Creating and Maintaining the GFB Schema | Describes how to create a GFB schema, review the GFB schema layout, and remove the schema and user tables from the Data Mapping Tool.
Generating the GFB and Field Table Using the Data Mapping Tool | Describes how to generate an Event Replicator for Adabas global format buffer (GFB) and corresponding field table (GFFT) from a GFB schema in the Data Mapping Tool.
Uploading a Generated GFB/GFFT to a Replicator System File | Describes how to upload a generated GFB/GFFT to a Replicator system file on the mainframe.
Saving a Generated GFB/GFFT for the RPLOD Utility | Describes how to save a generated GFB/GFFT for use with the Event Replicator RPLOD utility.
Supported Relational Databases | Explains which relational databases are supported.
Advanced Options | Describes advanced options in the context of subtables and MU/PE index fields.