Use this task to create a Convert Request. A Convert Request
is a set of specifications that determines how the convert process
inserts data.
To create a Convert Request:
- Click from
the main window to open the Convert Request Editor.
- Specify the file type format for the Destination
File, and the names of a Source File, a Control File, and a Destination
File.
- Specify a Table Map:
- If you select Local, you
must then click to define a Table Map.
- If you select Named, specify
the name of an existing Table Map or specify a name and click to define a new Table Map.
These
steps are the minimum required to create a Convert Request. After
you create a request, you can run the process immediately or save
the request and schedule it. Because the options to create and modify
a Convert Request are similar, see Using the Convert Request Editor for
details.
An alternate method for opening the Convert
Request Editor is to click Convert from
the Actions menu in the main window. By default,
the last Convert Request you edited is shown. Your next step depends
on your purpose:
- To create a new Convert Request, click from
the Convert Request Editor.
- To create a new Convert Request modeled on an existing
one, open the desired Convert Request and click from the Convert
Request Editor.
- To create and store a copy of the active Convert
Request and continue editing, click from the Convert
Request Editor.