tInformixSCD
Tracks and shows changes which have been made to Informix SCD dedicated tables
tInformixSCD addresses Slowly Changing Dimension
transformation needs, by regularly reading a data source and listing the modifications
in an SCD dedicated table.
tInformixSCD Standard properties
These properties are used to configure tInformixSCD running in the Standard Job framework.
The Standard
tInformixSCD component belongs to the Business Intelligence and the Databases families.
The component in this framework is generally available.
Basic settings
Property type |
Either Built-in or Repository. |
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Built-in: No property data stored |
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Repository: Select the Repository |
Use an existing connection |
Select this check box and in the Component Note:
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:
For an example about how to share a database connection across Job levels, see |
Host |
Database server IP address. |
Port |
DB server listening port. |
Database |
Name of the database. |
Schema |
Name of the schema. |
Username and |
User authentication information. To enter the password, click the […] button next to the |
Instance |
Name of the Informix instance to be used. This information can |
Table |
Name of the table to be created |
Schema and Edit |
A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields (columns) to Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema.
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Built-in: The schema is created |
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Repository: The schema already |
SCD Editor |
The SCD editor helps to build and configure the data flow for For more information, see SCD management methodology. |
Use memory saving Mode |
Select this check box to improve system performance. |
Source keys include Null |
Select this check box to allow the source key columns to have Null Warning:
Special attention should be paid to the uniqueness of the |
Use Transaction |
Select this check box when the database is configured in NO_LOG |
Die on error |
This check box is cleared by default, meaning to skip the row on |
Advanced settings
End date time details |
Specify the time value of the SCD end date time setting in the This field appears only when SCD Type 2 is used and |
Debug mode |
Select this check box to display each step of the process by which |
tStatCatcher Statistics |
Select this check box to collect the log data at a component |
Global Variables
Global Variables |
NB_LINE_UPDATED: the number of rows updated. This is an
NB_LINE_INSERTED: the number of rows inserted. This is an
NB_LINE_REJECTED: the number of rows rejected. This is an
ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl + For further information about variables, see |
Usage
Usage rule |
This component is an output component. Consequently, it requires |
Dynamic settings |
Click the [+] button to add a The Dynamic settings table is For examples on using dynamic parameters, see Scenario: Reading data from databases through context-based dynamic connections and Scenario: Reading data from different MySQL databases using dynamically loaded connection parameters. For more information on Dynamic |
Limitation |
This component requires installation of its related jar files. |
Related scenario
For a scenario in which tInformixSCD might be used,
see tMysqlSCD.