When you include a Joiner transformation that uses sorted input, you must verify the Joiner transformation receives sorted data. If the sources contain large amounts of data, you might want to configure partitioning to increase performance. However, partitions that redistribute rows can rearrange the order of sorted data, so it is important to configure partitions to maintain sorted data.

For example, when you use a hash auto-keys partition point, the Integration Service uses a hash function to determine the best way to distribute the data among the partitions. However, the Integration Service does not maintain the sort order, so you must follow specific partitioning guidelines to use this type of partition point.

When you join data, you can partition data for the master and the detail pipelines by configuring an equal number of partitions for the master and the detail sources. The Integration Service processes multiple partitions concurrently.

You might need to configure the partitions to maintain the sort order based on the type of partition you use at the Joiner transformation. If the Joiner transformation uses 1:n partitioning, and the master and detail pipelines are both joined on sorted ports, the session terminates unexpectedly.

Consider the following partitioning guidelines:

Add only pass-through partition points between the sort origin and the Joiner transformation.