# tContextDump Standard properties

These properties are used to configure tContextDump running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard tContextDump component belongs to the Misc family.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.

## Basic settings

| Schema and Edit<br>schema | A schema is a row description, it defines the fields that will be<br>processed and passed on to the next component.<br><br>Information noteNote:<br><br>The schema of tContextDump is<br>read only and made up of two columns, *Key* and *Value*, corresponding to the parameter name and the<br>parameter value of the Job context. |
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| Hide Password | Select this check box to hide the value of context parameter<br>password, namely displaying the value of context parameters whose<br>*Type* is *Password* as *\**. |

## Global Variables

| Global Variables | NB\_LINE:<br>the number of rows processed. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.<br><br><br>ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an<br>error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions<br>only if the Die on error check box<br>is cleared, if the component has this check<br>box.<br><br>A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component<br>while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.<br><br>To fill up a field or expression with a<br>variable, press Ctrl + Space to<br>access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.<br><br>For further information about variables, see *Talend Studio*<br>*User Guide*. |
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## Usage

| **Usage rule** | As a start component, tContextDump dumps the context setup of the current<br>Job to a file, a database table, etc. |
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