Adding a component between two connected components
About this task
When designing a Job or Route, you can insert a component between two components linked by a Row or Route connection, provided that the new component can serve as a middle component between the two.
The examples below show different options for you to insert a tMap between a tFileInputDelmited and LogRow linked by a Row > Main connection.
Dropping the component from the Palette onto the connection
Procedure
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Drag the component and drop it onto the Row
connection.
If you are prompted to give a name to the output connection from the newly added component, which is true in the case of a tMap, type in a name and click OK to close the dialog box.Information noteNote: You may be asked to retrieve the schema of the target component. In that case, click OK to accept or click No to deny.The component is inserted in the middle of the connection, which is now divided into two connections.
Adding the component by typing on the connection
Procedure
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Click the connection that links the two existing components to select it.
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Type the name of the new component you want to add, tMap in
this example, and double-click the component on the suggested list to add it onto the
connection.
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If you are prompted to give a name to the output connection from the newly added
component, which is true in the case of a tMap,
type in a name and click OK to close the dialog
box.
Information noteNote: You may be asked to retrieve the schema of the target component. In that case, click OK to accept or click No to deny.The component is inserted in the middle of the connection, which is now divided in two connections.
Adding the component to the design workspace and moving the existing connection
Procedure
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Add the new component, tMap in this example, onto
the design workspace by either dropping it from the Palette or clicking in the design workspace and typing the component
name.
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Select the connection and move your mouse pointer towards the end of the
connection until the mouse pointer becomes a + symbol.
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Drag the connection from the tLogRow component and drop it
onto the tMap component.
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Connect the tMap component to the tLogRow using a Row > Main connection.
