Map rules overview

Map rules are used to:

  • Convert an object in the input data from one value to another value in the output data
  • Perform conditional logic
  • Execute another map to produce file with specific contents

A map rule is an expression that evaluates to data. The maximum length of a map rule is 32K characters (including non-printable characters).

Non-printable characters are not displayed in the Rule editor, but display in the rule cell on the output card in the Map editor as o.