1. Problem
You want some help mapping the source schema nodes to the target schema nodes.
2. Solution
There is now some
intelligence built into the mapper that aids in mapping source nodes to
target nodes. A developer can request all nodes in the target schema
that appear to be matches be highlighted. This can be done using the
following steps:
Open an existing map in Visual Studio.
Right-click a node in the source schema, and select Indicate Matches.
One or more links should appear with suggested matches (see Figure 1). Clicking a link will cause the link to be made permanent in the map.
NOTE
Not all recommendations by the mapper are accurate! There is no requirement to use this feature.
3. How It Works
The mapper tries to find a
match based largely on name, though it also looks at the structure of
nodes in the source and target schemas. A related piece of new
functionality allows for the auto-linking based on name or structure of
the source nodes. This functionality appears when you drag a source
schema record (not an element or attribute, but the record itself) and
drop it on a target schema record. When the link is dropped, a context
menu appears (as shown in Figure 2).
