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Editing Operations in the Transformation Editor Model
Each of the following Transformation Editor operations has editors that can be used to define the logic associated with the transformation:
Resources
Queries
Loops
Switches
Expressions
 
When writing expressions, use the inputs of the operation that contains the expression.
To update operations in the Transformation Editor Model tab
1. Open your transform.
2. Double-click an operation on the Model tab to select it.
Depending on the type of operation you have selected you should get one of the following editors:
Operation Type
Editor
Description
Expressions
Expression Operation Editor
Provides the name given to the expression and an editable text field that you can use to type your valid expression syntax.
Loops
Loop Iterator Editor
Provides the name given to the loop. You can add levels, define item filters, and use the arrows to arrange the nesting of the levels.
Queries
Query Editor
Provides a complex visual modeling tool with three tabs to help you define the query used within your transform.
Resources
Invoke Resource Operation Editor
Provides the name of the resource, the path to the resource in Studio, and a button that can be used to navigate through a Studio resource tree of valid resources for selection.
Switch
Switch Case Editor
You can use the Switch operation with one or more pairs of expressions. The Switch function evaluates each pair of expressions, and returns the result corresponding to the first boolean expression in the list that evaluates to True.
Cast
Choose Data Type
You can use the CAST function converts a value from one data type to another.
Union
 
There is no editor for this operation. The operation is created with two inputs and one output that you can use to connect the items that you want to union. Use to combine the result sets of two or more items in your transform. All the source inputs must have the same data type. Union removes duplicate rows between the items that are input.
3. Use Close, OK, or other mechanisms to close the editors when you are finished editing.
4. Save your transform.