When you open the implementation diagram of a mapping diagram from the Data Model folder in the Service paneloperation, a new tab will openopens, displaying the model and the mapping diagram is displayed in the mapping editor.
This is where you model your data mapping.

Customizing the Mapping Editor

Image Removed Mapping Editor Mapping Editor is displayed in the center
(see Managing the Mapping Editor for details).Two sidebar
(see Managing Panels for details): Attributes PanelTwo Designer Panels are hidden:
(use the two icons in the upper right corner of the editor to display them):
The Validation Search

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You have several options to adjust the

mapping editor. When you open the editor for the first time, the default view is displayed: The

Diagram Pane is displayed in the top-right. (See Modeling Data Mapping for more information.) Four

Designer Panels are shown in the sidebar on the left

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The Service Panel The

Controls Panel The Attributes

Panel The

Validation Panel

Managing the Mapping Editor

Modeling in the Mapping Editor

When modeling, you have several options to apply the zoom in the editor.

• Press the Ctrl button and use the mouse wheel.
• Use the zoom bar at the bottom of the editor.
  To zoom, you can use the pin or press the plus or minus button of the zoom bar.

When starting with a new mapping diagram, the mapping editor displays a canvas that contains the incoming and outgoing parameters of the mapping operation. The image above shows the blank mapping diagram of a non-static mapping operation.

On the left side, you can see the mapping source. In this case, the source is the Self context of the related class. If the mapping operation has input parameters, the mapping diagram will also show elements in the Input section of the mapping diagram.
On the right side, you can see the mapping target (section Output). The target is defined by the output parameters of the mapping operation.

Refer to the other pages in this chapter for more information on how to model a valid Mapping diagram:

Modeling in the Mapping Editor

While modeling, some general functionalities help you to browse through your model, and to adjust your working location within the model. Refer to Customizing Editors and Panels for more details.

Toolbars

The mapping editor features a mapping toolbar in the center top of the diagram pane, and an elements toolbar on the right.

The Toolbars

Two toolbars are available for working with the Mapping Editor:

• The Model Toolbar
• The Elements Toolbar

The Model Toolbar

The model toolbar assists you during modeling on the diagram pane:

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The following table explains the available tools:

Toolbar	Description
Mapping Toolbar	Use the mapping toolbar to change the appearance of the mapping relations and to jump to the related mapping operation in the service panel. Icon Description Image Added Jump to the related mapping operation in the service panel. Image Added Click on this icon to reload the mapping diagram.

Drag the element you want to create from the toolbar and drop it on the editor.

Another way to create an element is to click on the element in the toolbar, switch to the editor and click again.

To cancel the operation, press the Esc key.

on your mapping diagram. Icon Description Image Added Assign a string literal to a target property. Image Added Add a mapping operation to the mapping diagram. Image Added Add an action script operation to the mapping diagram. Image Added Add a JavaScript operation to the mapping diagram. Image Added Add an activity operation to the mapping diagram. You can also expand the toolbar by using theImage Addedicon. The expanded toolbar additionally displays a description of the toolbar icons.

Context Menu of Elements in a Mapping Diagram

Each element of the mapping editor has a context menu that you can select actions from.

The Mapping Context Menu

A context menu supports the user during the creation of a mapping diagram.

Mapping Operation Context Menu

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If you right

click on a mapping element, to open the context menu

opens. Use it to edit the current element

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The following options are available if you click on a mapping operation

Available actions are: Icon Description Available for Image Modified Delete the selected element. all elements Image Modified Go to library.

Click on this icon to highlight

Highlight the current element in the

Service

service panel. property mapping operation Image Modified Navigate to implementation.

Opens

Open the implementation of the mapping operation in a new tab. mapping operation

Keyboard Shortcuts

You can also use shortcuts Find below a list of all keyboard shortcuts that are available in the mapping editor. The following list of shortcuts can be searched. Enter your search term in the Global Filter field.