How to Add Mass Copy Functoids to a Map

The Mass Copy functoid enables your maps to use schemas that include any and anyAttribute elements. These elements are, in essence, wildcards provided in the XML Schema definition language to match unknown structures or sets of attributes.

For conceptual information about the Mass Copy functoid, see Mass Copy Functoid.

To add the Mass Copy functoid to a map and configure it

1. With the Visual Studio Toolbox active, click the Advanced Functoids tab to select that category of functoids.

   The list of advanced functoids in the chosen category appears.

2. Drag the Mass Copy functoid () from the Toolbox to the appropriate location on a grid page.

   Note

   The functoid will be placed on the displayed grid page. If you want to put the functoid onto a different grid page, you need to display that other grid page first.

   Note

   If you are constructing a map using more than one functoid together, you need to consider their relative left to right placement. Functoids are executed from left to right. The output of a functoid can only be input to another functoid that is farther to the right.

3. To establish the input parameter for the Mass Copy functoid, create an input link by dragging a record from the source schema to the Mass Copy functoid, or dragging the Mass Copy functoid to a record in the source schema.

4. To use the output parameter from the Mass Copy functoid, create an output link by dragging the Mass Copy functoid to a record in the destination schema, or by dragging a record in the destination schema to the Mass Copy functoid.

   Note

   Unlike other functoids, you cannot use the output of the Mass Copy functoid as input to another functoid.

Note

You can insert and configure the Mass Copy functoid by linking two records directly. For more information, see the section “To link using a mass copy functoid” in How to Link Records Automatically.

See Also

Adding Advanced Functoids to a Map