Creating a Data Modification Action

The Data Modification action enables modification of fields in a data message through the use of a function you define. This function can perform calculations using the field values contained in a data message as input. Based on the results of the calculations, field values in data messages can be modified and replaced with output from the calculations. The function is only run for data messages that meet the trigger criteria you define.

Steps:

1. Click the Actions tab in Tracking Server Manager. The list of message definitions appears in the panel.
2. Click on a message definition and click Manage. The Action Property Page Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click New Action. The New Action dialog box appears.
4. Click on Data Modification Action and click OK. The Data Modification Action Parameters dialog box appears.
5. Click the Edit Function button.
6. Type a function into the Edit Function dialog box using Data Modification Action Language.
7. Click the Validate button to validate the function.
8. Click OK.
9. Configure the type of trigger you want to use.
10. Click OK.