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

Transformations

Transformations

Active and passive transformations

Active and passive transformations

A transformation can be active or passive.
An active transformation can change the number of rows that pass through the transformation. For example, the Filter transformation is active because it removes rows that do not meet the filter condition.
A passive transformation does not change the number of rows that pass through the transformation.
You can connect multiple branches to a downstream passive transformation when all transformations in the branches are passive.
You cannot connect multiple active transformations or an active and a passive transformation to the same downstream transformation or transformation input group. You might not be able to concatenate the rows. An active transformation changes the number of rows, so it might not match the number of rows from another transformation.
For example, one branch in a mapping contains an Expression transformation, which is passive, and another branch contains an Aggregator transformation, which is active. The Aggregator transformation performs aggregations on groups, such as sums, and reduces the number of rows. If you connect the branches,
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cannot combine the rows from the Expression transformation with the different number of rows from the Aggregator transformation. Use a Joiner transformation to join the two branches.

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