tVerticaSCD Standard properties

Select a type of database from the list and click Apply.

Property Type

Select the way the connection details will be set.

• Built-In: The connection details will be set locally for this component. You need to specify the values for all related connection properties manually.

• Repository: The connection details stored centrally in Repository > Metadata will be reused by this component. You need to click the [...] button next to it and in the pop-up Repository Content dialog box, select the connection details to be reused, and all related connection properties will be automatically filled in.

DB Version

Select the version of the database.

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.

When a Job contains the parent Job and the child Job, if you need to share an existing connection between the two levels, for example, to share the connection created by the parent Job with the child Job, you have to:

1. In the parent level, register the database connection to be shared in the Basic settings view of the connection component which creates that very database connection.

2. In the child level, use a dedicated connection component to read that registered database connection.

For an example about how to share a database connection across Job levels, see Talend Studio User Guide.

Host

The IP address or hostname of the database.

Port

The listening port number of the database.

Database

The name of the database.

Schema

The schema of the database.

Username and Password

The database user authentication data.

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

Table

The name of the table into which data will be written.

Action on table

Select an operation to be performed on the table defined.

• None: No operation is carried out.

• Create table: The table does not exist and gets created.

• Create table if does not exist: The table is created if it does not exist.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

SCD Editor

Click the [...] button and in the SCD component editor dialog box displayed, configure the data flow for slowly changing dimension outputs.

For more information, see SCD management methodology.

Use memory saving mode

Select this check box to maximize system performance.

Die on error

Select the check box to stop the execution of the Job when an error occurs.

Clear the check box to skip any rows on error and complete the process for error-free rows.

When errors are skipped, you can collect the rows on error using a Row > Reject connection.

Additional JDBC Parameters

Specify additional JDBC parameters for the database connection created.

This property is not available when the Use an existing connection check box in the Basic settings view is selected.

End date time details

Specify the time value of the SCD end date time setting in the format of HH:mm:ss. The default value is 12:00:00.

This property is available only when the SCD Type 2 method is used and Fixed year value is selected for creating the SCD Type 2 end date in the SCD editor.

Debug mode

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

tStatCatcher Statistics

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

NB_LINE_INSERTED

The number of rows inserted. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.

NB_LINE_UPDATED

The number of rows updated. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.

NB_LINE_REJECTED

The number of rows rejected. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.

ERROR_MESSAGE

The error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string.

Usage rule

This component is usually used as an end component of a Job or subJob and it always needs an input link.

Talend Studio and the Vertica database create very fast and affordable data warehouse and data mart applications. For more information about how to configure Talend Studio to connect to Vertica, see Talend and HP Vertica Tips and Techniques.

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 Talend Studio User Guide.

Limitation

This component does not support using SCD type 0 together with other SCD types.