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How to: Set up the Mapper activity

The Mapper activity synchronizes the internal and external documents, especially when the external document structure differs from your internal document structure.

Settings

Field	Description
Source Document Type	Select the source document type. Typically, select External for an import connection and Internal for an export connection.
Source Document No.	Based on the source type, select the source document.
Target Document Type	Select the target document type. Typically, select Internal for an import connection and External for an export connection.
Target Document No.	Based on the target type, select the target document.
Processing Mode	Choose Default if the import data set is not too large. This option provides backward compatibility with previous BIS versions. Choose Streaming for better performance on larger data sets. Note that the streaming option cannot port to the SaaS version of BIS.

To set up the Mapper activity:

1. Create a connection and insert the element MAPPER.
2. On the elements line, select Edit.
3. Fill in the settings fields, see Settings.
4. Select Mapping.
5. On the Mapping Activity Lines page, configure how the source fields and target fields map. Use the AssistEdit to define the mapping correctly.
6. Select OK.
7. Select Check Configuration to see if there are any configuration errors.
8. Select OK.