With this standardized format, mappings can be configured consistently throughout primedocs.

Examples:

JavaScript

You can make a mapping with simple declarative statements or map a more complex logic via JavaScript. You can find a more detailed introduction on the JavaScript page.

Properties as elements or attributes

All of the following element properties can be set both as an attribute and as an element according to the following pattern.

As attribute:

As element:

For the If element with Condition property, the following two configurations have exactly the same meaning:

Map element

A map element represents a single mapping operation. Exactly one source property and the target must be set.

If element

The If element allows the definition of conditions for whole blocks of mappings. If blocks can be combined and nested in any way.

Conditions & Expressions

Escaping

In XML, certain characters like & or < have a special designation. Therefore, these cannot be used directly. Mask them: & can be written as &:

Alternatively, the same can be done using CDATA and element notation:

Source

Using the source API object, the source values can be accessed from JavaScript analogously to the source property of the map element. If the value is not available, undefined is returned. The following example takes the last available phone number:

For compatibility, the source API object can also be accessed using oo or OO.

Target

Using the target API object, previously mapped values can be accessed from the JavaScript. If the value is not available, undefined is returned. The following example assembles an address:

The result is as follows:

Main function

To execute more complex JavaScript methods, the function main() can be defined and then called.

The following example adapts a Swiss phone number to the international format:

StartsWith function

Often in mappings you want to check if a text starts with certain characters, e.g. if the text in "ZIP_Code" (postal code) starts with "CH-".

Unfortunately, the JavaScript startsWith function does not yet exist in ES5.
The expression source('ZIP_Code').startsWith('CH-') can thus not (!) be evaluated.

Working alternative:

Notes

• In JavaScript, conditions are checked for a truthy value. This means that non-boolean (true or false) values can also be evaluated. For example, positive numbers or non-empty strings are also evaluated as true.

• JavaScript can distinguish between null and undefined. Note, that e.g., if a value is not available the source property of the map element returns null while the source API object returns undefined.

• Comparisons: The == operator can also be used to compare different data types, e.g. '55' == 55 evaluates to true. Practical tip: since undefined == null also evaluates to true, source('name') == null can be used to check for both empty (null) and unavailable (undefined) values. For more on comparing with JavaScript, see here.

Mapping data source

Depending on the data source, the access to the data is different, i.e. how the source value is passed in the source attribute or in the JavaScript of the source() function. There are the following sources:

Default: key/value

Simple keys are specified – a direct mapping exists. Examples:

• Column name for SQL Address provider

• Column name or column number for CSV/XLSX Address Provider

XML

For XML sources, an XPath (1.0) can be specified to identify the value.

The following returns are made:

Example

XML source file

Mapping

Result

Examples

If-Else

In the current version there is no Else section. For larger sections the condition can be negated:

To select a value from available elements, multiple map elements with the same target can be used:

Note the order: the map elements are evaluated in order, i.e. the last number present is used.

Alternatively, a JavaScript expression can be used: