DataMapper Scripts API
This page describes the different features available in scripts created inside DataMapper. See Using scripts in the DataMapper.
Objects
| Name | Description | Available in scripts of type |
|---|---|---|
| automation | A ScriptableAutomation object encapsulating the properties of the OL Connect Workflow process that triggered the current operation. |
Boundaries, all steps except Goto |
| boundaries | An object encapsulating properties and methods allowing to define the boundaries of each document in the job. | Boundaries |
| data | A data object encapsulating properties and methods pertaining to the original data stream. | Boundaries, all steps except Goto |
| db | An object that allows to connect to a database. | Boundaries, all steps except Goto |
| logger | An object that allows to log error, warning or informational messages. | Boundaries, all steps except Goto |
| record | The current record in the main data set. | Extract, Condition, Repeat and Multiple Conditions steps |
| region | An object that defines a subsection of the input data. | Boundaries |
| sourceRecord | An object containing properties specific to the current source record being processed. | Boundaries, all steps except Goto and Postprocessor |
| steps | An object encapsulating properties and methods pertaining to the current data mapping configuration. | Extract, Condition, Repeat and Multiple Conditions steps |
Functions
These functions are available in Boundaries and Steps scripts.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| copyFile() | Copies a file to the target file path, replacing it if it already exists. |
| createGUID() | Returns a unique 36-character string consisting of 32 alphanumeric, lower case characters and four hyphens (format: 8-4-4-4-12). Example: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000. |
| createHTTPRequest() | Creates a new HTTP Request Object. |
| createTmpFile() | Creates a file with a unique name in the temporary work folder and returns a file object. |
| deleteFile() | Deletes a file. |
| execute() | Calls an external program and waits for it to end. |
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Returns true if the data mapping process is currently running in runtime mode, or false if the configuration is running in debug mode (i.e. in the DataMapper). |
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| newByteArray() | Returns a new byte array. |
| newCharArray() | Returns a character array. |
| newDoubleArray() | Returns a double array. |
| newFloatArray() | Returns a float array. |
| newIntArray() | Returns an integer array. |
| newLongArray() | Returns a long array. |
| newStringArray() | Returns a string array. |
| openBinaryReader() | Opens a file as a binary file for reading purposes. |
| openBinaryWriter() | Opens a file as a binary file for writing purposes. |
| openTextReader() | Opens a file as a text file for reading purposes. |
| openTextWriter() | Opens a file as a text file for writing purposes. |