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Transformation Parameters

The following table describes the common HTTP request parameters for transformations and marshallers:

Parameters	Description
name	Name of the transformation.
pluginId	Identifier of the transformation. For example, _VDS_TRX_COMPRESS, _VDS_TRX_DECOMPRESS, _VDS_TRX_INSERT_STR, _VDS_TRX_JS, _VDS_TRX_REGEX, or _VDS_TRX_UDPARSER.
runMode	Indicates whether the transformation runs on the previous entity or the next entity in the data flow. You can specify one the following modes: WITH_PREVIOUS WITH_NEXT
config	Configuration for the transformation.
stats	Statistics for the transformation.

The following table describes the HTTP request parameters for a Compress Data transformation:

Parameters	Description
compressionTechniqueIdx	Compression technique that the transformation type uses to compress data. For example, 0, 1, or 2. Default is 0.

The following table describes the HTTP request parameters for a Insert String transformation:

Parameters	Description
stringExpression	Token expression that describes how to transform each record.

The following table describes the HTTP request parameters for a JavaScript transformation:

Parameters	Description
js	JavaScript transformation program to transform records and insert delimiters. The program must include the filter function that applies the transformations. Maximum length is 4000 characters.

The following table describes the HTTP request parameters for a Regex Filter transformation:

Parameters	Description
regex	Java regular expression to apply to the line of text. For example, you can use the following regular expression: ^.\[.\].*$

The following table describes the HTTP request parameters for an Unstructured Data Parser transformation:

Parameters	Description
inputPattern	Pattern that describes how to parse the data. The format must match the pattern defined in the Grok pattern file or the regular expression you specify in Custom Regex.
userRegexes	Regular expression that applies to any part of the input that is not defined in the input pattern.