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  1. Preface
  2. Transformations
  3. Source transformation
  4. Target transformation
  5. Access Policy transformation
  6. Aggregator transformation
  7. B2B transformation
  8. Chunking transformation
  9. Cleanse transformation
  10. Data Masking transformation
  11. Data Services transformation
  12. Deduplicate transformation
  13. Expression transformation
  14. Filter transformation
  15. Hierarchy Builder transformation
  16. Hierarchy Parser transformation
  17. Hierarchy Processor transformation
  18. Input transformation
  19. Java transformation
  20. Java transformation API reference
  21. Joiner transformation
  22. Labeler transformation
  23. Lookup transformation
  24. Machine Learning transformation
  25. Mapplet transformation
  26. Normalizer transformation
  27. Output transformation
  28. Parse transformation
  29. Python transformation
  30. Rank transformation
  31. Router transformation
  32. Rule Specification transformation
  33. Sequence transformation
  34. Sorter transformation
  35. SQL transformation
  36. Structure Parser transformation
  37. Transaction Control transformation
  38. Union transformation
  39. Vector Embedding transformation
  40. Velocity transformation
  41. Verifier transformation
  42. Web Services transformation

Transformations

Transformations

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File sources

File sources

File sources include flat files and FTP/SFTP files.
When you configure a file source, you specify the connection, source type, and formatting options. Configure file source properties on the
Source
 tab of the
Properties
 panel.
The following table describes the file source properties:
Property
Description
Connection
Name of the source connection.
Source Type
Source type. The source type can be single object, file list, command, or parameter.
Object
If the source type is a single object, this property specifies the file source, for example, Customers.csv.
If the source property is a file list, this property specifies the text file that contains the file list, for example, SourceList.txt.
If the source type is a command, this property specifies the sample file from which
Data Integration
 imports the source fields.
In advanced mode, the object name cannot contain the dollar sign character,
$
. The dollar sign is a reserved character for parameters.
Command
If the source type is a command, this property specifies the command that generates the source file list, for example, ItemSourcesCmd.bat.
Parameter
If the source type is a parameter, this property specifies the source parameter.
Formatting Options
Flat file format options. Opens the
Formatting Options
 dialog box to define the format of the file.
You can choose either a delimited or fixed-width file type. Default is delimited.
For a delimited flat file type, configure the following file format options:
  • Delimiter. Delimiter character. Can be a comma, tab character, colon, semicolon, nonprintable control character, or a single-byte or multibyte character that you specify.
  • Treat multiple characters as a single delimiter
    .
    Treats the specified set of delimiters as one delimiter. For example, a source file contains the following record: abc~def|ghi~|~|jkl|~mno. If you specify the delimiter as ( ~ | ), Data Integration reads the record as three columns separated by two delimiters: abc~def|ghi, NULL, jkl|~mno. If you disable this option, Data Integration reads the record as nine columns separated by eight delimiters: abc, def, ghi, NULL, NULL, NULL, jkl, NULL, mno.
  • Treat consecutive delimiters as one. Treats one or more consecutive column delimiters as one. The default is to treat consecutive delimiters as a null value.
  • Row Delimiter. Line break character for data rows. Select a line break character from the list. The default is line-feed, \012 LF (\n).
  • Text Qualifier. Character to qualify text.
  • Escape character. Escape character.
  • Field labels. Determines if the task generates field names or imports them from the source file. By default, the transformation generates field names using the first line of the file. When you select
    Use first data row to generate header
    , Source or Lookup transformation field names are generated using the specified
    First Data Row
    . When the line specified as the
    First Data Row
     is empty, the next nonempty line is used to generate field names.
  • First data row. The first line of data. The task starts the read at the row number that you enter.
You can use a tab, space, or any printable special character as a delimiter. The delimiter can have a maximum of 10 characters. The delimiter must be different from the escape character and text qualifier.
For a fixed-width flat file type, select the fixed-width file format to use. If the list includes multiple fixed-width file formats with the same name, use the project and folder location that's appended to the name to determine the appropriate file format to use. If you do not have a fixed-width file format, go to
New
Components
Fixed-Width File Format
 to create one.
For more information about file lists and commands, see File lists. For more information about parameters and file formats, see
Mappings
.
The following table lists the advanced properties for file sources:
Property
Description
Tracing Level
Detail level of error and status messages that
Data Integration
 writes in the session log. You can choose terse, normal, verbose initialization, or verbose data. Default is normal.
Thousand Separator
Thousand separator character. Can be none, comma, or period. Cannot be the same as the decimal separator or the delimiter character.
Field type must be Number. You might also need to update the field precision and scale.
Default is None.
Decimal Separator
Decimal character. Can be a comma or period. Cannot be the same as the thousand separator or delimiter character.
Field type must be Number. You might also need to update the field precision and scale.
Default is Period.
Datetime Format
Optional. Overrides the date format specified in the flat file connection.
Enter the Date/Time format to override. For example, YYYYMMDD.
Source File Directory
For flat file sources, name of the source directory.
For FTP sources, name and path of the local source file directory used to stage the source data.
By default, the mapping task reads source files from the source connection directory.
You can also use an input parameter to specify the file directory.
If you use the service process variable directory $PMSourceFileDir, the task writes target files to the configured path for the system variable. To find the configured path of a system variable, see the pmrdtm.cfg file located at the following directory: 
<Secure Agent installation directory>\apps\Data_Integration_Server\<Data Integration Server version>\ICS\main\bin\rdtm
You can also find the configured path for the $PMSourceFileDir variable in the Data Integration Server system configuration details in Administrator.
Source File Name
For flat file sources, file name, or file name and path of the source file.
You can also use an input parameter to specify the file name.
For FTP sources, name of the local source file used to stage the source data.
Remote File Name
For FTP sources, file name, or file name and path of the remote file.
You can also use an input parameter to specify the remote file name.
File Reader Truncate String Null
For flat file sources, truncates string field values from the first null character.
Enable when the source file contains null characters.
Do not enable when you use the FileRdrTreatNullCharAs custom property. Using both properties creates conflicting settings for how Data Integration handles null characters in a flat file source, and the task fails.
Default is disabled.
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