You can use the Convert Request Editor to
create, modify, or delete Convert Requests stored in the Optim™ Directory.
Description
Enter text to describe
the purpose of the Convert Request (up to 40 characters).
Server Name
If
the optional Optim Server component
is installed on your network, you can delegate resource-intensive
Convert Request processing (for example, when the source file contains
a large number of tables or rows) to a machine hosting Optim Server.
Click the
down arrow to select a machine hosting Optim Server,
or select Local to process the request on the
local workstation.
Note: If the Optim Server
is not enabled at your site, the Server Name box
is unavailable.
Tabs
The Convert
Request Editor displays tabs that allow you to specify
parameters and select options to define and maintain Convert Requests.
- General
- Specifications for the process, including the format
of the converted file, and names of the Source File, the Control File,
and the Destination File. Each time you open the editor, the General tab
is shown first.
If you choose one of the following formats for
the converted file, the appropriate tab displays:
- Business Object (CSV) - Comma Separated tab
- Comma Separated Value (CSV) - Comma Separated Value tab
- XML - XML tab
- Business Object (XML) - Business Object (XML) tab
- Enterprise Content Management (CSV) - Enterprise Content
Management (CSV) tab (for Archive Files only)
These file types are described in
File
Format Types.
Note: Unlike the above file formats, if you are
converting to Extract File format, there is no related tab to display.
- Age Function
- Default parameters for aging data in columns defined
with an Age function in a Column Map.
- Global Aging
- Default parameters for aging data in columns that
have a native date data type.
- Currency
- Default Currency Table and define currency conversion
parameters for columns with a native currency data type.
- Report Options
- Parameters for displaying errors and aging specifications
on the process report.
- Notify
- Options for automatic email notification of the
success or failure of the process.
Menu Commands
In addition
to the standard File commands, you can select the following commands
from the other menus in the Convert Request Editor.
- Tools Menu
- Edit Table Map
- Open the Table Map Editor to
create or edit a Table Map for use with the active Convert Request
only. For complete details on creating and maintaining Table Maps,
see the Common Elements Manual.
- Edit ACL
- Open the Access Control List Editor to
secure the Convert Request with an Access Control List. Available
when Object Security is enabled.
- Delete ACL
- Delete the Access Control List securing the Convert
Request. Available for secured Convert Requests only.
- Options Menu
- Show Aging/Show Currency
- Select these commands to switch between hiding or
displaying the corresponding tab.