Transformation Options (General Tab)

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Transformation Options (General Tab)

Use this tab to name the transformation you want to create, view information about the transformation type, and display the Properties dialog box for the transformation.

When using other tabs in the Transformation Options dialog box, you must return to the General tab before you can view or configure the properties of the transformation by clicking Properties.

Options

Name

Type a name for the transformation, or use the default name. The default name is "DTSTransformation_n", where n is equal to the number of the transformation being defined for the task.

Type

View the type of column transformation you selected in the Create New Transformation dialog box.

Properties

Configure the properties of the selected transformation.

Sequence

View the order in which the current transformation was created and will be executed. In transformations where the same destination column is written to by multiple transformations, the results of the last transformation (as designated by the sequence number) are saved.

Transform Description

View a summary description of the transformation type selected.

See Also

Mapping Column Transformations

Transformation Types

Tasks That Transform Data