"identifier les colonnes du fichier importé vis-à-vis de votre base"

English translation: match / map

11:04 Mar 14, 2007

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks / database management

French term or phrase: "identifier les colonnes du fichier importé vis-à-vis de votre base"

From an operating guide for a database system.
This is a chapter on how to import data from an IT system to a base.
The full sentence is "Vous passez enfin à la dernière étape de cette configuration, où vous allez identifier les colonnes du fichier importé vis à vis de votre base."
The associated screen dump (already translated) says: "Identify the columns of your file in relation with your base". I don't like this at all. I was thinking along the lines of "match the columns in the import file to the fields in your database". Any other ideas? I also found "map the columns..", but am not sure it is the same thing. Thanks for your help!

Linda Ildevert (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 182 (1 open) (6 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 23 United Kingdom
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English translation:match / map

Explanation:
match for a non-technical audience, map for a technical one.

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Terry Richards
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Local time: 12:49

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match / map

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match / map

Explanation:
match for a non-technical audience, map for a technical one.

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