Defining Identifiers

Define identifiers to indicate which message attributes become keys in the destination table.

1. Either:
   • Right-click a RAP Message and choose New > Identifier, or
   • (Primary identifiers only) On the Message Definition Properties sheet, select the Attributes tab, and click the Primary Identifier column (the narrow column with the header P) for each attribute that is part of the primary identifier. Skip the remaining steps.
     Note: In the Message Definition Properties Attributes tab, a checkmark in the P column indicates a primary identifier.
2. In the Identifier Properties sheet General tab:
   
   1. (Optional) Set the identifier name.
   2. For a primary key, select Primary Identifier.
3. In the Identifier Properties sheet Attributes tab, enter the fields that identify the message.