diff --git a/app/models/transformation_mapping.rb b/app/models/transformation_mapping.rb
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+class TransformationMapping < ApplicationRecord
+  has_many :transformation_mapping_items, :dependent => :destroy
+
+  validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true
+
+  virtual_column :mappings, :type => :string
+
+  # forward compatible: next release the table will be polymorphic
+  virtual_column :type,     :type => :string
+
+  def self.inheritance_column
+    "none"
+  end
+
+  def type
+    "MigrationInfrastructureMapping"
+  end
+
+  def type=(type)
+  end
+
+  # Assumption: source and destination types are the same. Works for infrastructure mapping
+  # group mapping items first by destination_type, then by destination_id
+  # simplify records with IDs.
+  # Sample result (Hash)
+  #
+  # EmsCluster:
+  #   - destination: "2":
+  #     sources: ["100", "200"]
+  #   - destination: "3"
+  #     sources: ["301", "302"]
+  # Network:
+  #   - destination: "2"
+  #     sources: ["202", "204"]
+  # Storage:
+  #   - destination: "4"
+  #     sources: ["33", "32"]
+  def mappings
+    dst_type_groups = transformation_mapping_items.group_by(&:destination_type)
+    dst_type_groups.each_with_object({}) do |(dst_type, items), results|
+      dst_groups = items.group_by { |item| item.destination_id.to_s }
+      results[dst_type] = dst_groups.each_with_object([]) do |(dst_id, item_array), dst_id_groups|
+        dst_id_groups << {"destination" => dst_id, "sources" => item_array.collect { |item| item.source_id.to_s }}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mappings=(options)
+    options.each do |dst_type, item_map_array|
+      item_map_array.each do |item_map|
+        destination_id = item_map['destination']
+        item_map['sources'].each do |source_id|
+          transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(
+            :source_id        => source_id,
+            :source_type      => dst_type,
+            :destination_id   => destination_id,
+            :destination_type => dst_type.camelize
+          )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def map(source)
+    transformation_mapping_items.find_by(:source => source).try(:destination)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/transformation_mapping_item.rb b/app/models/transformation_mapping_item.rb
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+class TransformationMappingItem < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :transformation_mapping
+  belongs_to :source,      :polymorphic => true
+  belongs_to :destination, :polymorphic => true
+
+  validates :source_id, :uniqueness => {:scope => [:transformation_mapping_id, :source_type]}
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/transformation_mapping.rb b/spec/factories/transformation_mapping.rb
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+++ b/spec/factories/transformation_mapping.rb
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+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :transformation_mapping do
+    sequence(:name) { |n| "Transformation Mapping #{seq_padded_for_sorting(n)}" }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/transformation_mapping_spec.rb b/spec/models/transformation_mapping_spec.rb
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+describe TransformationMapping do
+  let(:src1) { Array.new(4) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_cluster) } }
+  let(:dst1) { Array.new(2) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_cluster) } }
+  let(:src2) { Array.new(2) { FactoryGirl.create(:network) } }
+  let(:dst2) { Array.new(2) { FactoryGirl.create(:network) } }
+  let(:mappings) do
+    {
+      "EmsCluster" => [
+        { "sources" => [src1[0].id.to_s, src1[1].id.to_s], "destination" => dst1[0].id.to_s },
+        { "sources" => [src1[2].id.to_s, src1[3].id.to_s], "destination" => dst1[1].id.to_s }
+      ],
+      "Network" => [
+        { "sources" => [src2[0].id.to_s], "destination" => dst2[0].id.to_s },
+        { "sources" => [src2[1].id.to_s], "destination" => dst2[1].id.to_s }
+      ]
+    }
+  end
+
+  context "CRUD" do
+    it 'creates a complete mapping with item from a hash representation' do
+      tm = FactoryGirl.create(:transformation_mapping, :mappings => mappings)
+      expect(tm.map(src1[0])).to eq(dst1[0])
+      expect(tm.map(src1[1])).to eq(dst1[0])
+      expect(tm.map(src1[2])).to eq(dst1[1])
+      expect(tm.map(src1[3])).to eq(dst1[1])
+      expect(tm.map(src2[0])).to eq(dst2[0])
+      expect(tm.map(src2[1])).to eq(dst2[1])
+    end
+
+    it 'reads a complete mapping in a hash representation' do
+      tm = FactoryGirl.create(:transformation_mapping)
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src1[0], :destination => dst1[0])
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src1[1], :destination => dst1[0])
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src1[2], :destination => dst1[1])
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src1[3], :destination => dst1[1])
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src2[0], :destination => dst2[0])
+      tm.transformation_mapping_items << TransformationMappingItem.new(:source => src2[1], :destination => dst2[1])
+      tm.save
+
+      expect(tm.mappings).to eq(mappings)
+    end
+  end
+end