Resolving lookup column value

We have the following data model
My_Source_Table (Column1,Column2, Column3...)
My_Stage_Table (Column1,Column2, Column3...Res_Lookup_Value....)
My_Target_Table (Column1,Column2, Column3...other columns)
My_Interface1 operates on My_Source_Table --> My_Stage_Table
My_Interface2 operates on My_Stage_Table --> My_Target_Table
While populating the My_Lookup_Column in the My_Stage_Table, the following logic must be used
My_Stage_Table.My_Lookup_Column =
1. Column1 in My_Source_Table WHERE My_Source_Table.Column2 = My_Stage_Table.Column3
2. If no value is obtained in step1, Lookup for Column1 in My_Target_Table WHERE My_Target_Table.Column2 = My_Stage_Table.Column3
How can we populate this Res_Lookup_Value column in ODI ?

Hi,
Is it that logic mentioned here is for interface 1 or what?
one more thing
what you are tryig to say in bolded lines
While populating the My_Lookup_Column in the My_Stage_Table, the following logic must be used
My_Stage_Table.My_Lookup_Column =
1. Column1 in My_Source_Table WHERE My_Source_Table.Column2 = My_Stage_Table.Column3
2. If no value is obtained in step1, Lookup for Column1 in My_Target_Table WHERE My_Target_Table.Column2 = My_Stage_Table.Column3
How can we populate this Res_Lookup_Value column in ODI ?
thanks,
Madha

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Write-Host "items:" $itemValues
$CMRSItems.Update()

The problem I can see with your code is that the below line of code, you are instantiating inside the for loop. This should have been outside the for loop as by keeping it inside the loop you are overriding the value.
[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLookupValueCollection] $itemValues = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLookupValueCollection
Please have a look at the below solution and modify your code as per your requirement. What I am trying to achieve in the below code is that I have a listA in which one of the field is being used as a multi-lookup in my listB.
$lookupCollection = $something.split(";")
$LookupMasterList=$web.Lists["ListA"]
[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLookupValueCollection] $lookupValueCollection = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLookupValueCollection
#Get the Lookup Item from Parent List
foreach($item in $lookupCollection){
IF([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($item.trim())) {
continue;
$LookupItem = $LookupMasterList.Items | Where-Object { $_.Item("FieldInternalName") -eq $item.trim()}
if($LookupItem -ne $null)
$myLookup = New-Object Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldLookupValue($LookupItem.ID,$item.trim())
$lookupValueCollection.Add($myLookup);
#Set the Lookup field value
if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($lookupValueCollection)){
continue;
else{
$newItem["Lookupfieldinternalname"] = $lookupValueCollection
The above logic has no hard coding and it fetches the lookup information directly from the master list and generates a collection based on that. You can modify the above code as per your requirement.
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