tCassandraRow Standard properties

Property type

Either Built-In or Repository.

Built-In: No property data stored centrally.

Repository: Select the repository file where the properties are stored.

Use existing connection

Select this check box and in the Component List drop-down list, select the desired connection component to reuse the connection details you already defined.

Host

Type in the IP address or hostname of the Cassandra server.

Port

Type in the listening port number of the Cassandra server.

Datacenter

Enter the name of the Cassandra datacenter.

Required Authentication

Select this check box to provide credentials for the Cassandra authentication.

This check box appears only if you do not select the Use existing connection check box.

Username

Fill in this field with the username for the Cassandra authentication.

This field is only available when you select the Required authentication check box.

Password

Fill in this field with the password for the Cassandra authentication.

To enter the password, click the [...] button next to the password field, enter the password in double quotes in the pop-up dialog box, and click OK to save the settings.

This field is only available when you select the Required authentication check box.

Use SSL

Select this check box to enable the SSL or TLS encrypted connection.

Then you need to use the tSetKeystore component in the same Job to specify the encryption information.

Keyspace

Type in the name of the keyspace on which you want to execute the CQL commands.

Column family

Type in the name of the column family from which you want to read data.

Schema and Edit Schema

A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields (columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the fields.

Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:

• View schema: choose this option to view the schema only.

• Change to built-in property: choose this option to change the schema to Built-in for local changes.

• Update repository connection: choose this option to change the schema stored in the repository and decide whether to propagate the changes to all the Jobs upon completion.

  If you just want to propagate the changes to the current Job, you can select No upon completion and choose this schema metadata again in the Repository Content window.

Query

Type in the CQL command to be executed.

By default, the query is not case-sensitive. This means that at runtime, the column names you put in the query are always taken in lower case. If you need to make the query case-sensitive, put the column names in double quotation marks.

Die on error

This check box is cleared by default, meaning to skip the row on error and to complete the process for error-free rows.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at the Job level as well as at each component level.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.