You can specify the color and the width of the mapping
lines in the mapping editor, and you can set preferences that affect
the expression builder and the discover function options.
About this task
You can change the mapping editor preferences at any time.
Procedure
To set preferences for the mapping editor:
- From the menu, select .
- In the navigation tree in the Preferences window, select .
- On the Mapping Editor page, specify
the following settings:
- Expand the Mapping Editor tree and select and specify
the settings:
- On the General page, specify the following
settings:
Setting |
Description |
Show the scope window when you look for relationships |
Clear this check box to start the discover function with
the scope that is reflected in the current mapping editor selections. |
Number of matches |
Specify the number of matches that you want to see for each
source or target element that you selected. By default, the number
of matches is for each selected target element. The default value
for the number of matches to show is 5. |
- On the Algorithms page, select one or
more algorithms for matching relationships. Depending on the algorithms
that you select, you can specify parameters to refine the relationship
matching.
- On the Algorithms page, specify the Composition by sequence or Composition by
weight. These selections are applicable if you select
more than one algorithm to refine the discover function. You can combine
multiple algorithms and then set the order of precedence or sequence,
or you can specify a weighting value to each algorithm.
- Click OK to save your preferences
and close the window.