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Step 4. Configure a target

In the following procedure, you create a parameter for the target object so that each time you run the mapping task, you can select a different target.
For example, you might want files that only include data for the states you specify in the filter parameter when you run the mapping task. When you run the task, if you filter for accounts in California, you can select the file that contains data for California accounts as the target.
    1On the mapping canvas, click the Target transformation to select it.
    2To name the Target transformation, in the Properties panel, click General and enter tgt_Accounts_by_State for the Target transformation name.
    3Click Target and configure the following properties:
    Target detail
    Description
    Connection
    Connection to the target file.
    You want the target object to be a flat file and you want the target object to reside in the same location as the source file. You can use the same connection that you used for the source because the source is a flat file as well.
    Target Type
    Target object or parameter.
    You want to parameterize the target object so that you can have separate files for each state, so select Parameter.
    Parameter
    Parameter to use for the target object. This field only appears when you select Parameter as the target type.
    Click New Parameter, and for the parameter name, enter p_StateTargetParameter. For the display label, enter Accounts for State.
    Click OK.
    The following image shows the properties for the tgt_Accounts_by_State Target transformation:
    The Properties panel for tgt_Accounts_by_State shows the settings you made for the target connection, target type, and parameter.
    4Click Field Mapping and for Field map options, select Automatic. You cannot specify field mappings because the target object is parameterized. Because you can select different target objects each time you run the task, the fields in the target objects might not be the same each time you run the task.
    5Click Save. You now have a complete mapping.