How do I create a target table with the same PK as the source table?

Question

I am trying to create a target table in a mapping that will end up with the same primary key as the source table.
It is a simple map that simply uses a subset of the columns of the source table in the target table. I was wanting to create and bind a new table by dragging the columns I want from the source to the initially blank target table operator, change the column names and create a primary key to match the source table.
I can't seem to be able to create a constraint on the table in the mapping. I can create the constraint after the table is created and boound to the database object but the PK doesn't carry back into the mapping.
I need it in the mapping so I can use the UPDATE/INSERT operation and use the 'All Constraints' implementation. The mapping won't let me validate the object without the PK on it in the map.
Believe it or not folks, I am getting better at this.
Thanks very much for the guidance.
Gary

Answer 1

Hi Gary
You are close, you are really close... :-))
You need to do exactly as you propose plus one extra step. Build the map as you describe, binding the new table to the target. Then you edit the table definition to add the primary key and any other constraints you need. After this is the step that you are missing.
You need to do the following:
1. Go back and re-edit the map
2. Right click on the table
3. From the pop up menu, select Reconcile Inbound
4. Set any operators that you need for the UPDATE/INSERT
5. Save the map
6. Commit your changes
The first three steps above make the map read in the indexes and constraints that you set on the table. Finally, you need to deploy the table and then deploy the map.
Hope this helps
Regards
Michael