Lookup value in assignment

Question

Hello All,
We are using lookup field value in assignment.
field1 is lookup field and Lookup table has only one field Name
Name
  a
   b
   c
Field2 is lookup field and Lookup table(Cross Ref) has 2 fields Name1 Name2
Name1          Name2 (Display field)
a                      1
  b                     2
   c                    3
What we are trying to do is
if field1 has value a than Field 2 needs to have value 1
i am running an assignment
in Expression window i am putting  "field1.(Record)
and in table field i am putting Field2. so that depending on field1 value Field2 will be assigned values based on cross ref manitained.
Is this the right way to do it ? is there any other way around?
(we want field2 value to be poppulated dynamically based on field1 value. We have cross ref table that is referenced to Field2 as lookup table where we maintain field1 lookup value and corresponding Name2 value of Field2)
If this is the right design than i am facing one more problem ...
In Field2 lookup i have following entries
Name1                Name2
  a                          1
  b                         2
  c                          3
  d                          4
   e                         5
  f                           6
  g                          7
  h                          8
  i                           9
Now except h and i values i am getting value assigned dynamically if Field2 has values from a to g .but when it comes to h and i i am getting assignment error as Assignment failed.????
Instead of this can we have middleware like XI to take care of this cross Ref? as based on Field2 we are syndicating records to target system via middleware?

Answer 1

Hi,
The following are steps to be followed in the data manager to make Assignment to work.
1) Create Assignment
2) By Default Main table gets assigned .
3) Select table where you want to change.
4) Go to Assignment Editor
5) Go to Looks ups and select the Lookup value what you want to assign...
Hope this will help .
Thanks
Ganesh Kotti