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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Informatica Big Data Management
  3. Connections
  4. Mappings in the Hadoop Environment
  5. Mapping Objects in the Hadoop Environment
  6. Processing Hierarchical Data on the Spark Engine
  7. Stateful Computing on the Spark Engine
  8. Monitoring Mappings in the Hadoop Environment
  9. Mappings in the Native Environment
  10. Profiles
  11. Native Environment Optimization
  12. Data Type Reference
  13. Complex File Data Object Properties
  14. Function Reference
  15. Parameter Reference

Big Data Management User Guide

Big Data Management User Guide

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Advanced Properties

Advanced Properties

The Developer tool displays the advanced properties for complex file targets in the Input transformation in the
Write
 view.
The following table describes the advanced properties that you configure for complex file targets:
Property
Description
File Directory
The directory location of the complex file target.
If the directory is in HDFS, enter the path without the node URI. For example,
/user/lib/testdir
 specifies the location of a directory in HDFS. The path must not contain more than 512 characters.
If the directory is in the local system, enter the fully qualified path. For example,
/user/testdir
 specifies the location of a directory in the local system.
The Data Integration Service ignores any subdirectories and their contents.
File Name
The name of the output file. PowerExchange for HDFS appends the file name with a unique identifier before it writes the file to HDFS.
File Format
The file format. Select one of the following file formats:
  • Binary. Select Binary to write any file format.
  • Sequence. Select Sequence File Format for target files of a Hadoop-specific binary format that contain key and value pairs.
  • Custom Output. Select Output Format to specify a custom output format. You must specify the class name implementing the
    OutputFormat
     interface in the
    Output Format
     field.
Default is Binary.
Output Format
The class name for files of the output format. If you select Output Format in the
File Format
field, you must specify the fully qualified class name implementing the
OutputFormat
 interface.
Output Key Class
The class name for the output key. If you select Output Format in the
File Format
field, you must specify the fully qualified class name for the output key.
You can specify one of the following output key classes:
  • BytesWritable
  • Text
  • LongWritable
  • IntWritable
PowerExchange for HDFS generates the key in ascending order.
Output Value Class
The class name for the output value. If you select Output Format in the
File Format
field, you must specify the fully qualified class name for the output value.
You can use any custom writable class that Hadoop supports. Determine the output value class based on the type of data that you want to write.
When you use custom output formats, the value part of the data that is streamed to the complex file data object write operation must be in a serialized form.
Compression Format
Optional. The compression format for binary files. Select one of the following options:
  • None
  • Auto
  • DEFLATE
  • gzip
  • bzip2
  • LZO
  • Snappy
  • Custom
Custom Compression Codec
Required for custom compression. Specify the fully qualified class name implementing the
CompressionCodec
 interface.
Sequence File Compression Type
Optional. The compression format for sequence files. Select one of the following options:
  • None
  • Record
  • Block

Updated December 13, 2018

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