The Transformer process takes input data from one or more entities and converts the input into a single standardized output. Using user-defined rules and tables, the Transformer performs these functions:
- Specifies Customer Data Parser inputs
- Scans the value in the attribute and changes, copies, moves, flags, or deletes the value
- Converts the value to another value using a user-defined external table
- Transforms the character attribute to another character using a literal, mask, or hexadecimal type
- Applies conditional logic and filters to transformation rules
- Generates sequence numbers, source IDs, and the system date/time
- Stores transformation rules in the library
- Copies and reuses transformation rules among processes or projects
Web Services
The Transformer also allows you to call certain third-party web services in the Control Center, batch and real-time environments. The Transformer allows you to call certain XMLor JSON-based third-party web services. For example, you can call a web service to obtain GPS coordinates or you can call a web service to generate reverse phone and address information.
Special Transformers
There are four special Transformers that are used to manipulate and reconstruct data elements at different stages of data processing:
- Transformer Data Reconstruction. Creates a common set of derived attributes used in batch to real-time implementation, and standardizes the output from the Postal Matcher process.
- Transformer Label Lines. Reconstructs name and address elements at the end of a name and address project.
- Transformer Pre Postal Matcher. Populates the input attributes used by the Global Postal Matcher for the Basic Countries (zz) template.
- Transformer Unified Output. Generates the final output attributes in a common format for all country-specific flows.
Click any of the following topics to learn more about how to setup and run the Transformer process.
- Schema Editor
- Editing Output Schema
- Specifying Parser Inputs
- Input and Output Settings
- Generating Delimited File
- Transforming Attributes
- Translating Characters
- Scanning Attributes
- Recoding Data Using Tables
- Validating Data Using Table Range
- Creating Conditional Transformation Rules
- Generating System Date/Time
- Editing Advanced Rules Files
- Running the Transformer
- Transformer Data Reconstruction
- Transformer Label Lines
- Transformer Pre Postal Matcher
- Transformer Unified Output
- Third-Party Web Services