Copy data between accessors Transformer

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Table of contents

• General description
• The different parts of the Copy data between accessors Transformer

General description

The Copy data between accessors Transformer is used to copy a part of the entity data to another location within the entity data, while leaving the original content unchanged. If there is no reason to keep the original data, then it is better to use the Move data between accessors Transformer.

For example, this can be particularly handy when a target system requires a shipping and a billing address, but the source system only provides a shipping address. In this case, the Copy data between accessors can be put to work to clone the shipping address to a billing address field.

The different parts of the Copy data between accessors Transformer

• Source Accessor (required field)
  An Accessor is a tool that can be used to find data in the context data based on a pattern.

• Destination Accessor (required field)
  This functions similarly to the Source Accessor but helps determine where the data needs to be pasted within the entity.

• Strip enclosures from keys
  Enclosures are used when a key contains a dot (e.g., product.name becomes product.name ). When the enclosure is stripped, the key is interpreted as a path if the destination is a pattern or key accessor.