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Use the Request tab to map data for the request message.

Header Fields

Use the fields in this section to map data for HTTP header fields. The data type of a header field is String.

Field

Description

Name

Enter the external name of the header field.

Description

Enter a short description of the header field.

Map From

SmartPromptSpecify the source or the type of source of the value:

  • Clipboard — Map from the page name or property on the clipboard specified by the Map From Key field.
  • Constant — The data is a fixed value that does not change.

If additional choices appear, they identify a custom function rule in a MapFrom library. Review the function rule to determine what it does.

Map From Key

SmartPromptSpecify the key to locating the property or rule in the source specified in the Map From field.

  • If the Map From value is Clipboard, enter the property name from which the data is mapped at runtime. (You can also use a linked property reference to identify the property containing the value.)
  • If the Map From value is a Rule-Utility-Function from a MapFrom library, either select the property that holds the value to be processed by the function at runtime or leave this field blank, as appropriate for the function.
  • If the Map From value is Constant, enter the value of the constant surrounded by double quote characters.

Query String Parameters

When the HTTP method specified on the Service tab is GET, use the fields in this section to specify name/value pairs to append as a query string to the URL of the target system.

Field

Description

Name

Enter the name to use for the parameter. The data type of a query string parameter is String.

Description

Enter a short description of the parameter.

Map From

SmartPrompt Specify the source or the type of source of the value in PRPC. For descriptions of the Map From options, see the definition of the Map From field in the Header Fields section.

Map From Key

SmartPromptSpecify the key to locating the property or rule in the source specified in the Map From field. For descriptions of the Map From Key options, see the definition of the Map From Key field in the Header Fields section.

Message Data

When the HTTP Method field on the Service tab is set to POST, use the fields in this section to specify the data to include in the POST message.

Field

Description

Description

The data type of the message data is String. Enter a short description of the string in the response.

Map From

SmartPromptSpecify the source or the type of source of the value:

  • Clipboard — The source is a property or a page on the clipboard.
  • Constant — The source is a fixed value.
  • XML Stream — The source is a stream of XML data formatted by an XML Stream rule.
  • HTML Stream — The source is a stream of HTML data formatted by an HTML rule.

If additional choices appear, they identify a custom function rule in a MapFrom library. Review the function rule to determine what it does.

Map From Key

SmartPromptSpecify the key to locating the property or rule in the source specified in the Map From field:

  • If the Map From value is Clipboard, enter the reference to the property from which the data is mapped at runtime. (You can also use a linked property reference to identify the property containing the value.)
  • If the Map From value is Constant, enter a literal text string. To include blank spaces in your text string, surround the string with double quotes.
  • If the Map From value is XML Stream, enter either the Stream Name (second key) of the appropriate XML Stream rule or a page name and stream name using the syntax PageName.StreamName. (The page must be present on the clipboard when the connector rule runs for rule resolution to find the rule.) If you specify the stream name only, the system uses the Applies To class of this connector rule as the first key part of the XML Stream rule.
  • If the Map From value is HTML Stream, enter either the Stream Name (second key) of the appropriate HTML rule or a page name and stream name using the syntax PageName.StreamName. (The page must be present on the clipboard when the service rule runs for rule resolution to find the rule.) If you specify the stream name only, the system uses the Applies To class of this connector rule as the first key part of the HTML rule.
  • If the Map From value is a Rule-Utility-Function from a MapFrom library, enter or select the property that holds the value to pass to the custom function at runtime.

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