# tHBaseOutput Standard properties

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

The Standard tHBaseOutput component belongs to the Big Data and the Databases NoSQL families.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products with Big Data and in Talend Data Fabric.

## Basic settings

| Property type | Either Built-In or Repository.<br><br><br>Built-In: No property data stored centrally.<br><br><br>Repository: Select the repository file where the<br>properties are stored. |
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| ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/Resources/images/Save_Icon.png) | Click this icon to open a database connection wizard and store the<br>database connection parameters you set in the component Basic<br>settings view.<br><br>For more information about setting up and storing database<br>connection parameters, see Talend Studio User Guide. |
| Use an existing connection | Select this check box and in the Component<br>List drop-down list, select the desired connection component to<br>reuse the connection details you already defined. |
| Distribution | Select the cluster you are using from the drop-down list. The options in the<br>list vary depending on the component you are using. Among these options, the following<br>ones requires specific configuration:<br><br><ul> <li> <p>If available in this <span>Distribution</span> drop-down                        list, the <span>Microsoft HD                            Insight</span> option allows you to use a Microsoft HD Insight                        cluster. For this purpose, you need to configure the connections to the HD                        Insight cluster and the Windows Azure Storage service of that cluster in the                        areas that are displayed. For                            detailed explanation about these parameters, search for configuring the                            connection manually on <span>Talend Help Center</span> (<a href="https://help.talend.com/" target="_blank">https://help.talend.com</a>).                    </p> </li> <li> <p>If you select <span>Amazon EMR</span>, find more details about  Amazon EMR getting started in                                <span>Talend Help Center</span> (<a href="https://help.talend.com/" target="_blank">https://help.talend.com</a>).</p> </li> <li> <p>The <span>Custom</span> option                        allows you to connect to a cluster different from any of the distributions                        given in this list, that is to say, to connect to a cluster not officially                        supported by <span> <span>Talend</span> </span>.</p> </li> </ul><br><br><ol> <li> <p>Select <span>Import from existing                        version</span> to import an officially supported distribution as base                    and then add other required jar files which the base distribution does not                    provide.</p> </li> <li> <p>Select <span>Import from zip</span> to                    import the configuration zip for the custom distribution to be used. This zip                    file should contain the libraries of the different Hadoop elements and the index                    file of these libraries. </p> <p>Note that custom versions are not officially supported by                        <span> <span>Talend</span> </span>. <span> <span>Talend</span> </span> and its community provide you with the opportunity to connect to                    custom versions from the Studio but cannot guarantee that the configuration of                    whichever version you choose will be easy, due to the wide range of different                    Hadoop distributions and versions that are available. As such, you should only                    attempt to set up such a connection if you have sufficient Hadoop experience to                    handle any issues on your own.</p> <div><span>Information note</span><span>Note:</span> <p>In this dialog box, the active check box must be kept                        selected so as to import the jar files pertinent to the connection to be                        created between the custom distribution and this component.</p> </div> <p>For a step-by-step example about how to connect to a custom                    distribution and share this connection, see <a href="https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/7.3/hortonworks" target="_blank">Hortonworks</a>.</p> </li> </ol> |
| HBase version | Select the version of the Hadoop distribution you are using. The available<br>options vary depending on the component you are using. |
| Hadoop version of the distribution | This list is displayed only when you have selected Custom from the distribution list to connect to a cluster not yet<br>officially supported by the Studio. In this situation, you need to select the Hadoop<br>version of this custom cluster, that is to say, Hadoop<br>1 or Hadoop 2. |
| Zookeeper quorum | Type in the name or the URL of the Zookeeper service you use to coordinate the transaction<br>between your Studio and your database. Note that when you configure the Zookeeper, you might<br>need to explicitly set the *zookeeper.znode.parent*<br>property to define the path to the root znode that contains all the znodes created and used<br>by your database; then select the Set Zookeeper znode<br>parent check box to define this property. |
| Zookeeper client port | Type in the number of the client listening port of the Zookeeper service you are<br>using. |
| Use kerberos authentication | If the database to be used is running with Kerberos security, select this<br>check box, then, enter the principal names in the displayed fields. You should be<br>able to find the information in the *hbase-site.xml* file of the<br>cluster to be used.<br><br><ul> <li> <p>If this cluster is a MapR cluster of the version 5.0.0 or later, you can set the            MapR ticket authentication configuration in addition or as an alternative by following            the explanation in <a href="https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/mapr/connecting-to-security-enabled-mapr" target="_blank">Connecting to a security-enabled MapR</a>. </p> <p>Keep in mind that this configuration generates a new MapR security ticket for the username        defined in the Job in each execution. If you need to reuse an existing ticket issued for the        same username, leave both the <span>Force MapR ticket            authentication</span> check box and the <span>Use Kerberos            authentication</span> check box clear, and then MapR should be able to automatically        find that ticket on the fly.</p> </li> </ul><br><br>If you need to use a Kerberos keytab file to log in, select Use a keytab to authenticate. A keytab file contains<br>pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. You need to enter the principal to<br>be used in the Principal field and the access<br>path to the keytab file itself in the Keytab<br>field. This keytab file must be stored in the machine in which your Job actually<br>runs, for example, on a Talend<br>Jobserver.<br><br>Note that the user that executes a keytab-enabled Job is not necessarily<br>the one a principal designates but must have the right to read the keytab file being<br>used. For example, the username you are using to execute a Job is *user1* and the principal to be used is *guest*; in this<br>situation, ensure that *user1* has the right to read the keytab<br>file to be used. |
| Schema and Edit<br>schema | A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields<br>(columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark<br>Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the<br>fields.<br><br>Click Edit<br>schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:<br><br><ul> <li> <p> <span>View schema</span>: choose this                option to view the schema only.</p> </li> <li> <p> <span>Change to built-in property</span>:                choose this option to change the schema to <span>Built-in</span> for local changes.</p> </li> <li> <p> <span>Update repository connection</span>:                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 <span>No</span> upon completion and choose this schema metadata                again in the <span>Repository Content</span>                window.</p> </li> </ul> |
|  | Built-In: You create and store the schema locally for this component<br>only. |
|  | Repository: You have already created the schema and stored it in the<br>Repository. You can reuse it in various projects and Job designs.<br><br>When the schema to be reused has default values that are<br>integers or functions, ensure that these default values are not enclosed within<br>quotation marks. If they are, you must remove the quotation marks manually.<br><br>For more information, see the related description of<br>retrieving table schemas in Talend Studio<br>User Guide. |
| Set table Namespace mappings | Enter the string to be used to construct the mapping between an Apache HBase table and a<br>MapR table.<br><br>For the valid syntax you can use, see http://doc.mapr.com/display/MapR40x/Mapping+Table+Namespace+Between+Apache+HBase+Tables+and+MapR+Tables. |
| Table name | Type in the name of the HBase table you need create. |
| Action on table | Select the action you need to take for creating an HBase<br>table. |
| Custom Row Key | Select this check box to use the customized row keys. Once<br>selected, the corresponding field appears. Then type in the user-defined row<br>key to index the rows of the HBase table being created.<br><br>For example, you can type in "France"+Numeric.sequence("s1",1,1) to produce the row key series:<br>France1, France2, France3 and so on. |
| Families | Complete this table to map the columns of the table to be used with the schema columns you<br>have defined for the data flow to be processed.<br><br>The Column column of this table is automatically filled<br>once you have defined the schema; in the Family name<br>column, enter the column families you want to create or use to group the columns in the<br>Column column. For further information about a column<br>family, see Apache documentation at [Column families](http://hbase.apache.org/0.94/book/columnfamily.html). |
| Custom timestamp column | Select a Long column from your schema to provide<br>timestamps for the HBase columns to be created or updated by<br>tHBaseOutput. |
| Die on error | This check box is cleared by default, meaning to skip the row on<br>error and to complete the process for error-free rows. |

## Advanced settings

| Use batch mode | Select this check box to activate the batch mode for data processing. |
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| Batch size | Specify the number of records to be processed in each batch.<br><br>This field appears only when the Use batch mode<br>check box is selected. |
| Properties | If you need to use custom configuration for your database, complete this table with the<br>property or properties to be customized. Then at runtime, the customized property or<br>properties will override the corresponding ones used by the Studio.<br><br>For example, you need to define the value of the *dfs.replication* property as *1* for the<br>database configuration. Then you need to add one row to this table using the plus button and<br>type in the name and the value of this property in this row.<br><br>Information noteNote:<br><br>This table is not available when you are using an existing<br>connection by selecting the Using an<br>existing connection check box in the Basic settings view. |
| tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to collect log data at the component<br>level. |
| Family parameters | Type in the names and, when needs be, the custom performance<br>options of the column families to be created. These options are all<br>attributes defined by the HBase data model, so for further<br>explanation about these options, see Apache's HBase<br>documentation.<br><br>Information noteNote: The parameter Compression type allows you to select the<br>format for output data compression. |

## Global Variables

| Global Variables | NB\_LINE: the number<br>of rows read by an input component or transferred to an output component. This is an<br>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** | This component is normally an end component of a Job and always<br>needs an input link. |
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| Prerequisites | Before starting, ensure that you have met the Loopback IP prerequisites expected by your<br>database.<br><br>The Hadoop distribution must be properly installed, so as to guarantee the interaction<br>with *Talend Studio*. The following list presents MapR related information for<br>example.<br><br><ul> <li> <p>Ensure that you have installed the MapR client in the machine where the Studio is,				and added the MapR client library to the PATH variable of that machine.  According				to MapR's documentation, the library or libraries of a MapR client corresponding to				each OS version can be found under <em>MAPR_INSTALL\					hadoop\hadoop-VERSION\lib\native</em>. For example, the library for				Windows is <em>\lib\native\MapRClient.dll</em> in the MapR				client jar file. For further information, see the following link from MapR: <a href="http://www.mapr.com/blog/basic-notes-on-configuring-eclipse-as-a-hadoop-development-environment-for-mapr" target="_blank">http://www.mapr.com/blog/basic-notes-on-configuring-eclipse-as-a-hadoop-development-environment-for-mapr</a>.</p> <p>Without adding the specified library or libraries, you may encounter the following				error: <span>no MapRClient in java.library.path</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Set the <span>-Djava.library.path</span> argument, for example, in the <span>Job Run VM arguments</span> area				of the <span>Run/Debug</span> view in the <span>Preferences</span> dialog box in the <span>Window</span> menu. This argument provides to the Studio the path to the				native library of that MapR client. This allows the subscription-based users to make				full use of the <span>Data viewer</span> to view locally in the				Studio the data stored in MapR.</p> </li> </ul><br><br>For further information about how to install a Hadoop distribution, see the manuals<br>corresponding to the Hadoop distribution you are using. |