You can specify a user-defined parameter in the run-time connection name for an SQL transformation. The Developer tool creates a mapping parameter for the connection instead of a transformation parameter.
Create a mapping that includes the SQL transformation.
Click the SQL transformation
Run-time
tab.
In the
Connection Name
, click the selection arrow and choose
Assign Parameters
.
In the
Assign Parameter
dialog box, click
New
.
In the
Parameters
dialog box, enter a connection parameter name and a description for the parameter. The parameter type defaults to connection.
Click
OK
in the Parameters dialog box and in the
Assign Parameters
dialog box.
The Developer tool creates a mapping parameter and assigns it to the Connection Name. The parameter name appears in the Run-time properties.
To view a list of the mapping parameters, click inside the editor and then click the mapping