Defining a schema in a Job script

Use the addSchema {} function to define a schema in a Job script.

addSchema {} properties

Function/parameter	Description	Mandatory?
NAME	Give a name to the schema.	Yes
CONNECTOR	Type in the connection type of the schema, for example: `FLOW`, `REJECT`, and so on.	Yes
addColumn {}	Add a column to your schema and define its parameters: NAME: Type in the label of the column. TYPE: Type in the type of data contained in this column. KEY (optional): Define the column as the primary key by setting this parameter to `true`. NULLABLE (optional): Define the column as nullable by setting this parameter to `true`. DEFAULTVALUE (optional): Type in the default value of the column if no value is retrieved at Job execution. LENGTH (optional): Type in the length of the column. PRECISION (optional): Defines the number of digits to the right of the decimal point. COMMENT (optional): Type in any useful comment. You can use this function to add as many columns as your schema needs.	Yes

Function/parameter

Description

Mandatory?

NAME

Give a name to the schema.

Yes

CONNECTOR

Type in the connection type of the schema, for example: FLOW, REJECT, and so on.

Yes

addColumn {}

Add a column to your schema and define its parameters:

NAME: Type in the label of the column.
TYPE: Type in the type of data contained in this column.
KEY (optional): Define the column as the primary key by setting this parameter to true.
NULLABLE (optional): Define the column as nullable by setting this parameter to true.
DEFAULTVALUE (optional): Type in the default value of the column if no value is retrieved at Job execution.
LENGTH (optional): Type in the length of the column.
PRECISION (optional): Defines the number of digits to the right of the decimal point.
COMMENT (optional): Type in any useful comment.

You can use this function to add as many columns as your schema needs.

Yes

Example

The following Job script example defines a schema for component tFileInputDelimited_1, which contains two columns: firstName and lastName, both of type String.

	addSchema {
		NAME: "tFileInputDelimited_1",
		CONNECTOR: "FLOW"
		addColumn {
			NAME: "firstName",
			TYPE: "id_String"
		}
		addColumn {
			NAME: "lastName",
			TYPE: "id_String"
		}
	}

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