tAvroOutput MapReduce properties (deprecated)

Property type

Either Built-In or Repository.

Built-In: No property data stored centrally.

Repository: Select the repository file where the properties are stored.

The properties are stored centrally under the Hadoop Cluster node of the Repository tree.

The fields that come after are pre-filled in using the fetched data.

For further information about the Hadoop Cluster node, see the Getting Started Guide.

Schema and Edit Schema

A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields (columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the fields.

Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:

• View schema: choose this option to view the schema only.

• Change to built-in property: choose this option to change the schema to Built-in for local changes.

• Update repository connection: choose this option to change the schema stored in the repository and decide whether to propagate the changes to all the Jobs upon completion. If you just want to propagate the changes to the current Job, you can select No upon completion and choose this schema metadata again in the Repository Content window.

Built-In: You create and store the schema locally for this component only.

Repository: You have already created the schema and stored it in the Repository. You can reuse it in various projects and Job designs.

Folder

Browse to, or enter the path pointing to the data to be used in the file system.

This path must point to a folder rather than a file, because a Talend Map/Reduce Job need to write in its target folder not only the final result but also multiple part- files generated in performing Map/Reduce computations.

Note that you need to ensure you have properly configured the connection to the Hadoop distribution to be used in the Hadoop configuration tab in the Run view.

Action

Select an operation for writing data:

Create: Creates a file and write data in it.

Overwrite: Overwrites the file existing in the directory specified in the Folder field.

Compression

Select the Compress data blocks check box to compress the output data.

Hadoop provides different compression formats that help reduce the space needed for storing files and speed up data transfer. When reading a compressed file, the Studio needs to uncompress it before being able to feed it to the input flow.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to collect log data at the component level. Note that this check box is not available in the Map/Reduce version of the component.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl + Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For further information about variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.

Usage rule

In a Talend Map/Reduce Job, it is used as an end component and requires a transformation component as input link. The other components used along with it must be Map/Reduce components, too. They generate native Map/Reduce code that can be executed directly in Hadoop.

Once a Map/Reduce Job is opened in the workspace, tAvroOutput as well as the MapReduce family appears in the Palette of the Studio.

Note that in this documentation, unless otherwise explicitly stated, a scenario presents only Standard Jobs, that is to say traditional Talend data integration Jobs, and non Map/Reduce Jobs.

Hadoop Connection

You need to use the Hadoop Configuration tab in the Run view to define the connection to a given Hadoop distribution for the whole Job.

This connection is effective on a per-Job basis.