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  1. Preface
  2. Taskflows
  3. Taskflow steps
  4. Creating a taskflow
  5. Setting taskflow properties
  6. Setting taskflow step properties
  7. Runtime parameters
  8. The Expression Editor
  9. Taskflow functions
  10. Using the Validation panel
  11. Running a taskflow
  12. Taskflow example

Taskflows

Taskflows

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Taskflow example

Taskflow example

You can add multiple data integration tasks to a taskflow and run them sequentially or in parallel.
The following example shows how to create a taskflow to run two
mapping
 tasks in parallel. The example assumes that you know how to create a connection, a mapping, and a
mapping
 task.
This example uses the following sample
mapping
 tasks:
  • A
    mapping
     task that maps a flat file database to a flat file database.
  • A
    mapping
     task that maps a MySQL database to a flat file database.
Perform the following steps to create a taskflow and monitor the progress of the taskflow:
  1. From the top menu bar, select
    Data Integration
    .
  2. Click
    New
    Taskflows
    Taskflow
    Create
    .
  3. Select
    Start
     and enter the following General properties:
    Property
    Value
    Name
    Taskflow2MT
    Location
    Click
    Select
     and browse to the location where you want to save the taskflow.
    Description
    Taskflow to run two
    mapping
     tasks in parallel
    The image shows the General properties of a taskflow.
    For this use case, you do not need to enter
    Input Fields
    ,
    Temp Fields
     or
    Notes
     properties.
  4. Drag a Parallel Path step onto the canvas.
    You see a Parallel Path step with two branches.
  5. To add Data Task steps, drag Data Task steps from the left pallette to each branch of the Parallel Path step.
  6. Select the first Data Task step and then perform the following steps:
    1. Go to
      Properties
      Data Task
       and click
      Select
      . You see a dialog box with a list of
      mapping
       tasks. Select the task you want to use in the first Data Task step and then click
      Select
      .
    2. Go to
      Properties
      General
       and enter a name for the Data task step in the
      Name
       field.
  7. Repeat the preceding step for the Data Step in the second Parallel Path branch.
  8. Select the Parallel Path step and go to
    Properties
    General
    , and enter a name for the step in the
    title
     field.
  9. Go to
    Parallel Path Properties
    Parallel Paths
    . You see that the Taskflow has set path 0 and path 1 of the Parallel Path step:
    The image shows the parallel path properties section with branch one populated with the first mapping and branch two populated with the second mapping.
  10. Click
    Save
     from the upper-right corner of the page.
    The following image shows the complete taskflow:
    The image shows the complete taskflow that runs two mapping tasks in parallel.
  11. If you do not see any validation errors, click
    Run
    .
    If you see validation errors, use the Validation panel to trouble shoot the taskflow.
  12. To verify that the taskflow is complete, check the
    All Jobs
     page in
    Monitor
     or the
    My Jobs
     page in
    Data Integration
    .
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