You can define a SQL override for uncached lookups. The Integration Service does not build a cache from the override statement for an uncached lookup. You can use SQL functions in the override SELECT statement. You can override all of the SQL query including the WHERE and ORDER BY clause.

When you generate the default SELECT statement, the Designer generates a SELECT statement that includes the lookup and output ports and the WHERE clause based on the lookup condition. If the Lookup transformation is an unconnected lookup, the SELECT statement includes the lookup ports and the return port. The Integration Service does not generate the WHERE clause from the condition that you configure in the Condition tab of the Lookup transformation.

Each column in the SELECT query uses an alias to define the output column. Do not change this syntax in the SQL statement, or the query fails. To reference input ports in the WHERE clause, configure parameter binding. The following example includes a WHERE statement that references the Name port:

The SQL Editor for uncached lookup displays the input ports and the lookup ports on the Ports tab.

If you add a function to the SQL statement, the return datatype must match the datatype of the ALIAS column. For example, the datatype of ID matches the return type of the MAX function: