Use Commandline

Select this check box to enable the commandline mode.

Use Java API

Select this check box to enable the Java API mode.

Property type

Either Built-in or Repository.

Built-in: No property data stored
centrally.

Repository: Select the repository
file in which the properties are stored. The fields that follow are
completed automatically using the data retrieved.

Execution platform

Select the Operating System type you use.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Host

Server name or IP.

Database name

Database name.

Username and
Password

DB 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

Name of the table to be written. Note that only one table can be
written at a time.

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.

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.

Use query

Select this check box to show the Query box where you can enter the SQL
statement.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Query

Enter the SQL statement in the Query box.

Log database

Log database name.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Log table

Log table name.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Script generated folder

Browse your directory and select the destination of the file which
will be created.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Exported file

Name and path to the file which will be created.

Field separator

Character, string or regular expression to separate fields.

Row separator

String (e.g.: ”
“on Unix) to separate rows.

Available in the Use Java API
mode.

Error file

Browse your directory and select the destination of the file where
the error messages will be recorded.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

Output

Two options are available in the list:

Output error to file: outputs the
error to the file specified in the Error
log field and continues the processing.

Output error to console: outputs
the error to the console and ends the processing.

Available in the Use Commandline
mode.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to collect log data at the component
level.

Usage rule

This component offers the flexibility benefit of the DB query and
covers all possible SQL queries.

Limitation

If you have selected the Use
Commandline mode, you need to install the Teradata
client on the machine where there is the Job that involves this
component.