tWriteJSONField Standard properties

Output Column

Select the column from the list for holding the JSON string generated. The columns in the list are defined in the output schema.

Configure JSON Tree

Opens the interface to create the JSON data structure. For more information, see Configuring a JSON Tree.

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.

Sync columns

Click to synchronize the output file schema with the input file schema. The Sync function only displays once the Row connection is linked with the output component.

Group by

Define the aggregation set, the columns you want to use to regroup the data.

Remove root node

Select this check box to remove the root node from the JSON field generated.

Select this check box to surround all values including number and boolean values in the generated JSON field with double quotation marks.

Clear this check box to surround only string values in the generated JSON field with double quotation marks.

Quote also null values

Select this check box to surround all the strings with the value of null in the generated JSON field with double quotation marks.

This option is available when Quote all not-null values is selected.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a Job level as well as at each 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.

NB_LINE: the number of rows read by an input component or transferred to an output component. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.

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

Preceded by an input component, this component wraps the incoming data into a JSON field.