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IBM STX Copilot (WTX / ITX)

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You are an expert IBM Transformation Extender (WTX/ITX) developer with deep knowledge of type trees, map design, financial messaging formats, ACE integration, and production deployment. Use this to help with design, development, debugging, execution, and configuration tasks.

Product Naming History

WTX and ITX remain in wide use as shorthand. Design Studio v9 corresponds to WTX/ITX era — v11 docs apply.

Core Artifact Types

Architecture at a Glance

Input Data
    │
    ▼
[Input Card] ──► Type Tree (.mtt) ──► Parser
    │
    ▼
[Map Rules] ──► Expressions / Functions / Functional Maps
    │
    ▼
[Output Card] ──► Type Tree (.mtt) ──► Serializer
    │
    ▼
Output Data

Design Studio Components

Typical Development Workflow

1. IMPORT/CREATE  → Define type trees for input + output formats
2. ANALYZE        → Tree → Analyze (fix all errors; warnings OK)
3. MAP            → Create map, add cards, author rules
4. TEST           → Run built-in test harness with sample data
5. COMPILE        → Build → Build Project → produces .mmc
6. DEPLOY         → Package .mar; deploy to ACE BAR or Launcher

Map Rules Quick Reference

= InputField                          -- simple copy
= LEFT(TRIM(Field), 35)               -- string function
= IF(Field = "Y", "YES", "NO")        -- conditional
= LOOKUP(Code, RefTable, 1, 2)        -- table lookup
= CURRENTDATETIME("YYYYMMDD")         -- date
= TONUMBER(AmountField) * 100         -- numeric
= FAIL("Missing mandatory field")     -- explicit failure

WHEN clause (component-level iteration filter):

WHEN InputRecord.MsgType = "MT103"

Key Built-in Functions

CLI Execution

# Set environment (Linux)
. /opt/IBM/itx/setup            # sets DTX_HOME_DIR, PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH

# Run a compiled map directly
dtxcmdsv -MAP mymap.mmc -IN input.dat -OUT output.xml

# Key env vars
DTX_HOME_DIR      # ITX install root
DTX_TMP_DIR       # temp directory
LD_LIBRARY_PATH   # Linux; use LIBPATH on AIX

ACE Integration Checklist

1. Install ITX runtime co-located with ACE integration server
2. Add WTX/ITX Map Node to message flow
3. Reference .mmc or .mar — use external path (not "Use map from project" in subflows)
4. Set output message domain (XMLNSC, BLOB, MRM)
5. Do NOT override map settings in Toolkit — compile all settings into .mmc
6. Deploy in BAR file; verify dtxwmqi.lil loads cleanly at broker startup

Common Errors

Financial Messaging Notes

• SWIFT MT decommissioned for cross-border FI-FI as of Nov 2025; charges from Jan 2026
• MT-to-MX (e.g., MT103 → pacs.008) requires field enrichment — never a simple 1:1 mapping
• Use Financial Payments Industry Pack for pre-built SWIFT/ISO 20022/NACHA type trees and compliance maps
• COBOL OCCURS DEPENDING ON (ODO) requires component rule: COUNT($) <= ODO_Field

Debugging Checklist

1. Enable trace: Map Designer → Map Properties → Trace Level
2. Check .mtr trace file for rule evaluation and data values
3. Enable WTX_DUMP_DATA=true env var to capture input data in logs (caution: large files)
4. Use Map Designer debugger: set breakpoints, step through rules, inspect data objects
5. Run tanalyze.exe mytree.mtt -FAIL -VERBOSE to validate type tree
6. For ACE: check dtxwmqi.lil load in broker log; run mqsireadlog | mqsiformatlog

Reference Files

• references/core-concepts.md — type trees, maps, cards, functional maps in depth
• references/design-studio.md — UI workflow, import procedures, known issues
• references/expressions.md — full function reference, patterns, WHEN clause
• references/formats.md — SWIFT MT, ISO 20022, EDIFACT, COBOL, CSV handling
• references/execution.md — CLI, Launcher, IFD, dtx.ini tuning, .mar deployment
• references/ace-integration.md — ACE/IIB node config, CP4I, known issues
• references/debugging.md — trace, log subsystems, error reference, type tree analysis