tSybaseSCDELT Standard properties

Select the desired database type from the list and click Apply.

Property type

Either Built-in or Repository.

Built-in: No property data stored centrally. Enter properties manually.

Repository: Select the repository file where Properties are stored. The fields that come after are pre-filled in using the fetched data.

Use an existing connection

Select this check box and in the Component List drop-down list, select the desired connection component to reuse the connection details you already defined.

Select the version of the Sybase database to be used from the drop-down list.

Host

The IP address of the database server.

Port

Listening port number of database server.

Database

Name of the database

Username and Password

User authentication data for a dedicated database.

To enter the password, click the [...] button next to the password field, enter the password in double quotes in the pop-up dialog box, and click OK to save the settings.

Source table

Name of the input Sybase SCD table.

Table

Name of the table to be written. Note that only one table can be written at a time

Action on table

Select to perform one of the following operations on the table defined:

None: No action carried out on the table.

Drop and create table: The table is removed and created again

Create table: A new table gets created.

Create table if not exists: A table gets created if it does not exist.

Clear table: The table content is deleted. You have the possibility to rollback the operation.

Truncate table: The table content is deleted. You don not have the possibility to rollback the operation.

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: The schema is created and stored locally for this component only. For more information about a component schema in its Basic settings tab, see Basic settings tab.

Repository: The schema already exists and is stored in the Repository, hence can be reused. For more information about a component schema in its Basic settings tab, see Basic settings tab.

Surrogate Key

Select the surrogate key column from the list.

Creation

Select the method to be used for the surrogate key generation.

For more information regarding the creation methods, see SCD management methodology.

Source Keys

Select one or more columns to be used as keys, to ensure the unicity of incoming data.

Use SCD Type 1 fields

Use type 1 if tracking changes is not necessary. SCD Type 1 should be used for typos corrections for example. Select the columns of the schema that will be checked for changes.

Use SCD Type 2 fields

Use type 2 if changes need to be tracked down. SCD Type 2 should be used to trace updates for example. Select the columns of the schema that will be checked for changes.

SCD type 2 fields

Click the [+] button to add as many rows as needed, each row for a column. Click the arrow on the right side of the cell and select the column whose value changes will be tracked using Type 2 SCD from the drop-down list displayed .

This table is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

Start date

Specify the column that holds the start date for type 2 SCD.

This list is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

End date

Specify the column that holds the end date for type 2 SCD.

This list is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

Log active status

Select this check box and from the Active field drop-down list displayed, select the column that holds the true or false status value, which helps to spot the active record for type 2 SCD.

This option is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

Log versions

Select this check box and from the Version field drop-down list displayed, select the column that holds the version number of the record for type 2 SCD.

This option is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

Additional JDBC parameters

Specify additional connection properties for the DB connection you are creating. This option is not available if you have selected the Use an existing connection check box in the Basic settings.

Debug mode

Select this check box to display each step during processing entries in a database.

tStat Catcher Statistics

Select this check box to collect log data at the component level.

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 more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.

Usage rule

This component is used as an output component. It requires an input component and Row main link as input.

Dynamic settings

Click the [+] button to add a row in the table and fill the Code field with a context variable to choose your database connection dynamically from multiple connections planned in your Job. This feature is useful when you need to access database tables having the same data structure but in different databases, especially when you are working in an environment where you cannot change your Job settings, for example, when your Job has to be deployed and executed independent of Talend Studio.

The Dynamic settings table is available only when the Use an existing connection check box is selected in the Basic settings view. Once a dynamic parameter is defined, the Component List box in the Basic settings view becomes unusable.

For examples on using dynamic parameters, see Reading data from databases through context-based dynamic connections and Reading data from different MySQL databases using dynamically loaded connection parameters. For more information on Dynamic settings and context variables, see Dynamic schema and Creating a context group and define context variables in it.

This component requires installation of its related jar files.