ProductsMapForceData Mapping Documentation

MapForce® 2010 includes the ability to generate mapping documentation in HTML, Microsoft® Word, and RTF.

Generating Documentation

MapForce is often used in a team environment by developers and non-technical subject matter experts to map wide varieties of complex data to and from XML, databases, flat files, EDI, Excel 2007+, XBRL, and Web services. In these situations, the ability to generate human-readable data mapping documentation for quality control purposes and review is an extremely beneficial feature.

MapForce lets you generate detailed documentation of your data mappings, enabling designers and data integration specialists to share and confirm the accuracy of their mappings with other departments and/or customers.

The generated documentation gives an overview of all mapping inputs and outputs, including details on connections made and functions and filters that have been applied.

This is an invaluable feature for complex data integration and conversion projects, where the intricacies of all of the formats being mapped are often not known to quality assurance teams, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders.

Adding Annotations to Connections

To further simplify your data mapping documentation, MapForce lets you add annotations to any mapping connection(s). Simple double-click the connecting line to access the Connection Settings menu, and then type your annotation into the Description field.

Your text will now appear in your mapping design to help you retrace your steps, add clarification for other members of your project team, or even add that layer of transparency that is becoming more and more necessary in data integration implementations.

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See how MapForce® 2010 will enable you to share and analyze complex mappings with other team members and stakeholders. Download a free 30-day trial of MapForce.