tMsgBox – Docs for ESB 5.x

Component family

Misc

Function

Opens a dialog box with an OK button requiring action from the
user.

Purpose

tMsgBox is a graphical break in
the job execution progress.

Basic settings

Title

Text entered shows on the title bar of the dialog box
created.

Buttons

Listbox of buttons you want to include in the dialog box. The
button combinations are restricted and cannot be changed.

The Question button displays
theMask Answer check box.
Select this check box if you want to mask the answer you type in the
pop-up window that opens when you run the Job.

Icon

Icon shows on the title bar of the dialog box.

Message

Free text to display as message on the dialog box. Text can be
dynamic (for example: retrieve and show a file name).

Global Variables

RESULT: the return value of the component. This is an
After variable and it returns a string.

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.

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

This component can be used as intermediate step in a data flow or
as a start or an end object in the Job flowchart.

It can be connected to the next/previous component using either a
Row or Iterate link.

Limitation