# tConvertType Standard properties

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

The Standard tConvertType component belongs to the Processing 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 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> |
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|  | 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. |
| Auto Cast | This check box is selected by default. It performs an automatic<br>java type conversion. |
| Manual Cast | This mode is not visible if the Auto<br>Cast check box is selected. It allows you to precise manually<br>the columns where a java type conversion is needed. |
| Set empty values to Null before<br>converting | This check box is selected to set the empty values of String or<br>Object type to null for the input data. |
| Die on error<br><br>Information noteNote:<br><br>Not available for Map/Reduce Jobs. | This check box is selected to kill the Job when an error<br>occurs. |

## Advanced settings

| tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at<br>a Job level as well as at each component level. |
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## Global Variables

| Global Variables | 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><br>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>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 cannot be used as a start component as it<br>requires an input flow to operate. |
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