Modifying the data pipeline definition
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After you create a pipeline definition, you can modify it in a
variety of ways. The changes you make depend on what pipeline operation
you select, the destination DBMS, and what you are trying to accomplish
by executing the pipeline.
The following table lists properties you can modify that apply to
the destination table. These properties display at the top of the Data
Pipeline painter workspace.
Item |
Description |
Default |
How to edit |
---|---|---|---|
Table |
Name of the destination table. |
If source and destination are different, name of |
For Create or Replace, enter a For Refresh, Append, or Update, select a name |
Options |
Pipeline operation: Create, Replace, Refresh, |
Create – Add Table. |
Select an option from the drop-down list. See The |
Commit |
Number of rows piped to the destination database |
100 rows. |
Select a number, All, or None from the drop-down |
Key |
Key name for the table in the destination |
If the source is only one table, the table name is |
(Create or Replace only) Enter a |
Max Errors |
Number of errors allowed before the pipeline |
100 errors. |
Select a number or No Limit from the drop-down |
Extended Attributes |
(Create and Replace only) Specifies whether or not |
Not checked. |
Click the check box. |
The following table lists properties that you can modify that
apply to the destination table’s columns and keys. These properties
display under the properties that apply to the table itself and most can
be modified only for the Create and Replace pipeline operations.
Column names and datatypes that cannot be modified
You cannot modify the source column names and datatypes that
display at the left of the workspace.
Item |
Description |
Default |
How to edit |
---|---|---|---|
Destination Name |
Column name |
Source column name. |
Enter a name. |
Type |
Column datatype |
If the DBMS is unchanged, source column datatype. |
Select a type from the drop-down |
Key |
Whether the column is a key column (check means |
Source table’s key columns (if the source is only |
Select or clear check boxes. |
Width |
Column width |
Source column width. |
Enter a number. |
Dec |
Decimal places for the column |
Source column decimal places. |
Enter a number. |
Nulls |
Whether NULL is allowed for the column (check means |
Source column value. |
Select or clear check boxes. |
Initial Value |
Column initial value |
Source column initial value. (If no initial value, |
Select an initial value from the drop-down |
Default Value |
Column default value |
None. Default values stored in the source database |
Select a default value from the drop-down list or |