Use a Lookup transformation in a mapping to look up data in a flat file, relational table, view, or synonym. You can import a lookup definition from any flat file or relational database to which both the
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and Integration Service can connect. You can also create a lookup definition from a source qualifier. You can use multiple Lookup transformations in a mapping. The Lookup transformation can be an active or passive transformation. You can configure a connected or unconnected Lookup transformation.
The Integration Service queries the lookup source based on the lookup ports in the transformation and a lookup condition. The Lookup transformation returns the result of the lookup to the target or another transformation. You can configure the Lookup transformation to return a single row or multiple rows.
Perform the following tasks with a Lookup transformation:
Get a related value.
Retrieve a value from the lookup table based on a value in the source. For example, the source has an employee ID. Retrieve the employee name from the lookup table.
Get multiple values
. Retrieve multiple rows from a lookup table. For example, return all employees in a department.
Perform a calculation.
Retrieve a value from a lookup table and use it in a calculation. For example, retrieve a sales tax percentage, calculate a tax, and return the tax to a target.
Update slowly changing dimension tables.
Determine whether rows exist in a target.
Configure the Lookup transformation to perform the following types of lookups:
Relational or flat file lookup.
Perform a lookup on a flat file or a relational table. When you create a Lookup transformation using a relational table as the lookup source, you can connect to the lookup source using ODBC and import the table definition as the structure for the Lookup transformation. When you create a Lookup transformation using a flat file as a lookup source, the Designer invokes the Flat File Wizard.
Pipeline lookup.
Perform a lookup on application sources such as JMS or MSMQ. Drag the source into the mapping and associate the Lookup transformation with the source qualifier. Configure partitions to improve performance when the Integration Service retrieves source data for the lookup cache.
Connected or unconnected lookup.
A connected Lookup transformation receives source data, performs a lookup, and returns data to the pipeline. An unconnected Lookup transformation is not connected to a source or target. A transformation in the pipeline calls the Lookup transformation with a :LKP expression. The unconnected Lookup transformation returns one column to the calling transformation.
Cached or uncached lookup.
Cache the lookup source to improve performance. If you cache the lookup source, you can use a dynamic or static cache. By default, the lookup cache remains static and does not change during the session. With a dynamic cache, the Integration Service inserts or updates rows in the cache. When you cache the target table as the lookup source, you can look up values in the cache to determine if the values exist in the target. The Lookup transformation marks rows to insert or update the target.
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