You must designate one input/output or output ports as the rank port. For example, you create a Rank transformation to rank the top employees in each department based on salary. The Salary port contains the salary for each employee. You designate the Salary input/output port as the Rank port.

Select the rank port on the

Rank

tab of the

Properties

view. You can use a parameter for the rank port. To use a parameter, select

Specify By Parameter

. Browse for a port parameter, or create a port parameter. The parameter default value is the name of a port or generated port.

You must link the rank port to another transformation.

The following image shows the

Rank

tab: