Select the execution environment to use when the mapping runs. When you run a mapping in the native environment, the Data Integration Service processes the mapping. When you run a mapping in the non-native environment, the Data Integration Service pushes the mapping execution to the compute cluster through a cluster connection. The compute cluster processes the mapping.

You can use a mapping parameter to indicate the execution environment. Configure a string parameter. When you select the execution environment, click

Assign Parameter

, and select the parameter that you configured.

The following image shows where to select the mapping execution environment:

When you choose the execution environment, the Developer tool saves one of the associated validation environments for the mapping run.