Developer Mapping Guide

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Partitioned Relational Sources

When a mapping that is enabled for partitioning reads from an IBM DB2 for LUW or Oracle source, the Data Integration Service can use multiple threads to read the relational source. The Data Integration Service creates a separate connection to the database for each thread.

If a mapping reads from a relational source other than DB2 for LUW or Oracle, the Data Integration Service uses one thread to read from the source. The Data Integration Service can use multiple threads for the remaining mapping pipeline stages.

The Data Integration Service queries the DB2 for LUW or Oracle database system for partition information. If the source tables support database partitioning, the Data Integration Service can use multiple threads to read the partitioned data from the corresponding nodes in the database. The Data Integration Service generates an SQL query for each reader thread.

The number of reader threads that the Data Integration Service uses depends on the following situations:

Number of database partitions is less than or equal to the maximum parallelism value.: The Data Integration Service uses one reader thread for each database partition. The Data Integration Service distributes one database partition to each reader thread.

For Oracle sources that use composite partitioning, the Data Integration Service uses one reader thread for each database subpartition. For example, if an Oracle source contains three partitions and two subpartitions for each partition, then the Data Integration Service uses six reader threads.
Number of database partitions is more than the maximum parallelism value.: The Data Integration Service uses the number of reader threads defined by the maximum parallelism value. The Data Integration Service distributes multiple database partitions to some of the reader threads. For example, a DB2 for LUW source has five database partitions, and the maximum parallelism value is three. The Data Integration Service uses three reader threads. The Data Integration Service distributes two database partitions to the first reader thread and the second reader thread. The service distributes one database partition to the third reader thread.
No database partitions.: The Data Integration Service uses one thread to read from the source. The Data Integration Service can use multiple threads for the remaining mapping pipeline stages.