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Creating a Parameter in an Expression

You can reference the parameter in an Expression after you define the parameter. The following example shows how to assign a parameter to a component in a filter expression.

In the Filter transformation, click the

Filter

tab.

The Expression Editor appears. You can select functions, ports, and parameters to create the expression.

Select

Specify By Value

to define the expression instead of using an expression parameter.

On the Filter tab, click the

Ports

tab.

Select the Amount port. On the

Functions

tab, select the greater than (>) function.

The following image shows the expression that contains the Amount port and the > operator:

Click the

Parameters

tab in the Expression Editor.

The Expression Editor lists the system parameters and the user-defined parameters.

Click

Manage Parameters

to add a parameter.

The

Parameters

dialog box appears.

Click

New

A dialog box appears with default parameter values.

Enter the parameter name, parameter type, precision, and default value.

The following image shows the

Parameters

dialog box:

In the Expression Editor, click

The parameter that you created appears in the parameter list.

Select the Min_Order_Amount parameter to add it to the expression.

The Min_Order_Amount parameter appears in the expression.

The Expression Editor shows the following expression: Amount > $Min_Order_Amount

The parameter appears in the expression with a dollar sign ($) identifier. The Min_Order_Amount default value is 50. If you add the transformation to a mapping without overriding the Min_Order_Parameter, the Filter transformation returns rows where the Amount is greater than 50.

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