Input Mapping

Source and target maps are defined in the Input Mapping. The map is organised into attributes within classes.

1Validate supports complex attributes such as arrays, references, and composite strings.

The Source column shows the tables and columns from the schema for the external data source.

The Target column maps tables and columns to classes and attributes in 1Validate.

Creating Input Mappings

After setting up the input connection details (see Input Connection), map the schema in the 1Validate cache by selecting existing classes and attributes from the external data source schema, and adding new classes and attributes where necessary.

You can override the name and type of each attribute. By default, 1Validate is populated with the same names and data types as the external data source. 1Validate also indexes geometry columns and the primary keys of the source data.

Only checked items will be analysed in 1Validate.

Input Mapping Toolbar Icons

Icon	Description
	Refresh Reads the schema from the data source.  If the current input mapping is blank, it populates a default mapping using the same class and property names as the external data source schema, with all classes cleared.
	Delete all mappings Returns the mapping to its default state.
	Import all classes and attributes Selects every class and property. You can then clear the data that is not required.
	Clear all selected classes and attributes for import Clears every class and property. You must select at least one attribute from one class to use data from this data store.
	Add target class Create a class in the 1Validate schema which is additional to the source map. The additional class might be used for temporary calculations or storage in rule processing. A new class is always created with a primary geometry column. The class may be written to the target data source, if the class already exists in the external source.
	Add target attribute Create an attribute, which is additional to the source map, on a target class. The attribute may be written to the target data source, if the attribute already exists in the external source.
	Select ontology Reads an OWL ontology that defines the internal schema to be used within 1Validate.

Primary Geometry

1Validate allows you to map multiple geometries for a feature by selecting Prm.

When you import the data into 1Validate, you define the primary geometry. The primary geometry is the column on which the spatial index is created in the cache, and is always named geometry.

The primary geometry is reported in the rule conformance report (see Rule Conformance Results Report).

Index Flags

Each attribute has an index flag (denoted by a Idx checkbox).

The Index flag determines whether or not the attribute is indexed by 1Validate.

For optimum performance, index any attributes for which you want to define rules that will search for objects with a specific value for that attribute. It is recommended that you do not create an index for attributes that will not be queried within a rule.

By default, an index is created within 1Validate if one already exists in the external data source.

Report Flags

Each attribute has a report flag (denoted by a Report checkbox).

The Report flag determines whether or not an attribute is reported in the rule conformance results XML and HTML reports (see Rule Conformance Results Report).