Defining the mapping options

This procedure describes how to specify mapping options.

1. Display the Map-Definition window by following the steps for Creating a load map, or Creating an unload map.
2. Select the field or column (in the right column of a pane) that you want to modify.
3. Click Options.
   The Mapping Options window appears, as the following figure shows.

   Figure 1. The Mapping Options window

   
4. Change the options that you want.
5. When you have set all the options that you want, click OK to return to the Map-Definition window.

When you return to the map window, an options symbol (a small box) appears between the field and the column, as the following figure shows. The options symbol indicates that mapping options are in effect.

Figure 2. Fragment of the Map-Definition window showing an options symbol