Mapping details page

Flow Designer displays mapping controls and status on the Mapping details page.

Table 1. Contents of the Mapping Detail page
Option Description
Show Filters the fields displayed:
  • All (default)
  • Mapped only
  • Unmapped only
Previous stage output fields only Controls whether the output field list contains only fields from the previous stage (default) or all upstream fields
Filter input field names Depending on the display you selected, shows a filter field that displays names based on a string you enter here
Stage name Output fields Lists the output fields upstream of this channel
Stage name Input fields Lists the input fields of the next stage in the dataflow

Mapping type

The mapping type is indicated by color or dashes. The legend on the page identifies channel colors and patterns.
Auto-mapped
Fields that Flow Designer mapped between output and input. These are represented by a grey line.
Manually mapped
Fields that users mapped for a flow. These are represented by a green line.
Data type changed
Shows mapped fields that require data conversion between output and input. These are represented by a dashed line.
Incompatible data types
Fields that have incompatible data types. Incompatible data types cause errors during dataflow execution. These are represented by a red line.