Creating a New Transform Project

How to:

This section describes how to create a new Transform project.


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Procedure: How to Create a New Transform Project

To create a new Transform project:

  1. Start iWay Transformer. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, iWay 6.0.1 SM, tools, and then iWay Transformer.
  2. From the File menu, select New, then select Transform Project.

    The Transform Project Wizard - Project Location dialog box opens as shown in the following image.

  3. In the Name field, type a name for your new project, for example, MyASN.
  4. In the Location field, type or choose a path for the project working directory, or you can use the default.
  5. In the Description field, type a project description (optional).
  6. Click Next.

    The Transform Project Wizard - Project Type dialog box opens as shown in the following image.

  7. From the list in the From pane, select the format of your input, for example, XML.
  8. From the list in the To pane, select the format of your output data, for example, XML.
  9. Click Next.

    The Transform Project Wizard - Input Properties dialog box opens with the Dictionary tab active as shown in the following image.

  10. In the Structure field, enter the location of the sample IDoc file in XML format, which will be used as the dictionary.
  11. Click on the ellipsis to the right of the field to navigate to the specific file location.

    The Open dialog box is displayed.

  12. Select the sample IDoc file in XML format, for example, ASN_IDOC_one_asn.xml.
  13. Click Open.

  14. Click the Data tab.

  15. In the Data File field, enter the location of the sample IDoc file in XML format, which will be used as the dictionary.
  16. Click on the ellipsis to the right of the field to navigate to the specific file location.

    The Open dialog box is displayed.

  17. Select the sample IDoc file in XML format, for example, ASN_IDOC_one_asn.xml.
  18. Click Open.

  19. Click Next.

    The Transform Project Wizard - Output Properties dialog box opens.

  20. In the Structure field, enter the location of the sample EDI XML schema document (.xsd file), which will be used as the dictionary.
  21. Click on the ellipsis to the right of the field to navigate to the specific file location.

    The Open dialog box is displayed.

  22. Select the sample EDI XML schema document, for example, X12_856_005010.xsd.
  23. Click Open.

  24. Click the Data tab.

  25. Select Remove All Empty Nodes from the Optimization drop-down list.
  26. Click Finish.

    The new Transform project is created in iWay Transformer, as shown in the following image.

  27. Click the Save icon on the toolbar to Save your project.

    Tip: As a best practice, it is recommended to Save your Transform project often as you proceed through this tutorial.


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