Data Outputs (ILM)

A data output represents a target destination to load data in a data transformation diagram, and is linked to a database, an XML document, or a flat file.

In the following example, the Giant Corp database in the Information Liquidity Diagram is represented by the Giant Corp database output in the Data Transformation Diagram:

You can create the following data outputs in a data transformation diagram:

Object	Tool	Symbol	Description
Database output			Database to where data is loaded.
XML output			XML document to where data is loaded.
Flat file output			Flat file to where data is loaded.

Creating a Data Output
You can create a data output in any of the following ways:
Data Output Properties
You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a data output property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Data Outputs folder. The following sections detail the property sheet tabs that contain the properties most commonly entered for data outputs.

Parent topic: Building Data Transformation and Control Flow Diagrams