Mapplet Validation
You can validate a mapplet before you add it to a mapping. You can also validate a mapplet to use as a rule in a profile.
Validating a Mapplet
Validate a mapplet before you add the mapplet to a mapping. You can also validate a mapplet as a rule to include in a profile.
1. Right-click the mapplet editor.
2. Select Validate As > Mapplet or Validate As > Rule.
The Validation Log displays any errors that occur.
Mapplet as a Rule Validation
A rule is business logic that defines conditions applied to source data when you run a profile. It is a midstream mapplet that you use in a profile. You can validate a mapplet that you want to use as a rule in a profile.
A rule must meet the following requirements:
- •The rule must contain an Input and Output transformation. You cannot use data sources in a rule.
- •The rule can contain Expression transformations, Lookup transformations, and passive data quality transformations. The rule cannot contain any other type of transformation. For example, a rule cannot contain a Match transformation, as it is an active transformation.
The rule can contain Expression transformations and Lookup transformations. The rule cannot contain any other type of transformation.
- •The rule does not specify cardinality between input groups.
Note: Rule functionality is not limited to profiling. You can add any mapplet that you validate as a rule to a profile in the Analyst tool. For example, you can evaluate postal address data quality by selecting a rule configured to validate postal addresses and adding it to a profile.