General

Enter the following information in the transformation step fields.

Field	Description
Step Name	Specifies the unique name of the step on the canvas. A step can be placed on the canvas several times; however, it represents the same step multiple times. The Step Name is set to Simple Mapping (sub-transformation) by default.
Transformation	Specify your mapping sub-transformation to execute. Click Browse to navigate to your transformation in the VFS browser. If you select a transformation that has the same root path as the current transformation, the variable `${Internal.Entry.Current.Directory}` will automatically be inserted in place of the common root path. For example, if the current transformation's path is /home/admin/transformation.ktr and you select a transformation in the folder /home/admin/path/sub.ktr then the path will automatically be converted to ${Internal.Entry.Current.Directory}/path/sub.ktr. If you are working with a repository, specify the name of the transformation. If you are not working with a repository, specify the XML file name of the transformation. Transformations previously specified by reference are automatically converted to be specified by the transformation name within the Pentaho Repository.

Field

Description

Step Name

Specifies the unique name of the step on the canvas. A step can be placed on the canvas several times; however, it represents the same step multiple times. The Step Name is set to Simple Mapping (sub-transformation) by default.

Transformation

Specify your mapping sub-transformation to execute. Click Browse to navigate to your transformation in the VFS browser.

If you select a transformation that has the same root path as the current transformation, the variable ${Internal.Entry.Current.Directory} will automatically be inserted in place of the common root path. For example, if the current transformation's path is /home/admin/transformation.ktr and you select a transformation in the folder /home/admin/path/sub.ktr then the path will automatically be converted to ${Internal.Entry.Current.Directory}/path/sub.ktr.

If you are working with a repository, specify the name of the transformation. If you are not working with a repository, specify the XML file name of the transformation.

Transformations previously specified by reference are automatically converted to be specified by the transformation name within the Pentaho Repository.