Adding a component in a Job script

To add and configure a component in a Job script, type in the addComponent{} function and define its properties between the brackets.

Component properties can be divided into three main parts:

addComponent{} properties

Function	Description	Mandatory?
setComponentDefinition{}	Add the following parameters in this function to define the general properties: TYPE: Type in the component you want to use. NAME: Type in the unique name you want to give to the component. POSITION (optional): Type in the position of the component in the design workspace.	Yes
setSettings {}	Define the component settings. The parameters of this function are specific to each component. For more information, see Job script properties of frequently used components.	Yes
addSchema {}	Use this function to define the schema of the component. For more information, see Defining a schema in a Job script.	Yes for most components

Function

Description

Mandatory?

setComponentDefinition{}

Add the following parameters in this function to define the general properties:

TYPE: Type in the component you want to use.
NAME: Type in the unique name you want to give to the component.
POSITION (optional): Type in the position of the component in the design workspace.

Yes

setSettings {}

Define the component settings. The parameters of this function are specific to each component.

Yes

addSchema {}

Use this function to define the schema of the component.

Yes for most components

The following example shows how to add a tFileInputDelimited component in a Job script.

addComponent {
	setComponentDefinition {
		TYPE: "tFileInputDelimited",
		NAME: "tFileInputDelimited_1",
		POSITION: 192, 128
	}
...
}

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