SENTINEL USER GUIDE The information contained in this guide is not of a contractual nature and may be subject to change without prior notice. The software described in this guide is sold under a license agreement. The software may be used, copied or reproduced only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. No part of this guide may be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for any purpose other than the purchaser’s own use without the written permission of Teklynx Newco SAS. ©2019 Teklynx Newco SAS, All rights reserved. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Module Description . 1-1 This chapter covers the following topics: . 1-1 The application modules . 1-2 Web Manager . 1-2 User Manager . 1-2 Kernel . 1-2 Sentinel Manager . 1-3 Mapper . 1-3 Query Manager . 1-3 Plug-ins . 1-3 Chapter 2: Discovering the Mapper . 2-5 This chapter covers the following topics: . 2-5 How the Mapper works. 2-6 Launching the Mapper . 2-6 Description of the main window . 2-6 Menu Bar . 2-7 The Toolbar . 2-7 The Tree . 2-7 The Workspace . 2-8 The Wizard . 2-8 The Status bar . 2-9 Online Help . 2-9 Keyboard Shortcuts . 2-9 Changing Display Options . 2-9 Changing the work environment. 2-10 Customizing the control variables . 2-10 Defining the test set . 2-11 Converting the workfile . 2-12 Chapter 3: Discovering Mapfiles. 3-15 This chapter covers the following topics: . 3-15 2 User Guide What is a mapfile ?. 3-16 Header (optional) . 3-16 Blocks . 3-16 Zones . 3-17 Footer (optional) . 3-17 Workfile types. 3-17 ASCII table . 3-17 Form-type structure . 3-18 Unformatted/raw data structure . 3-19 Assignment and table-type structure . 3-19 XML . 3-21 Chapter 4: Creating a Mapfile . 4-23 This chapter covers the following topics: . 4-23 Creating a mapfile – Basic Techniques . 4-24 Target Processes . 4-24 Creating a mapfile . 4-25 Creating and modifying a target document . 4-33 Creating a mapfile: Advanced Techniques . 4-35 Factors specific to assignment and table files . 4-35 Creating a substructure . 4-35 Zone sorting . 4-35 Chapter 5: Query Manager. 5-37 Using the Query Manager . 5-38 About the tables . 5-39 Creating a new table . 5-40 Searching for a record . 5-41 Applying a filter . 5-41 About the queries . 5-42 Creating a new query . 5-42 About the tasks. 5-43 Creating a task . 5-43 About the stored procedures . 5-44 Setting an alias . 5-44 Defining an alias . 5-44 Setting a fixed value . 5-44 Defining a fixed value . 5-45 Appendix A: XML Tutorial . A-47 What is XML? . A-47 How is it used? . A-47 Table of Contents 3 The XML Structure . A-48 The Structure . A-48 Elements . A-48 Attributes . A-48 Text . A-49 Comment . A-49 What is XPath?. A-50 The Syntax . A-51 Sample XML Document . A-52 Examples . A-53 XPATH and the Mapper . ..