Talend Studio allows you to test
Triggers to see if one or more Triggers which match the test conditions defined by an
event record will be executed as expected.
The event record which is used to test Triggers will be processed by the Event
Manager. When the conditions defined in the event record correspond to
the execution conditions of a Trigger, the Trigger will be executed.
For synchronous Triggers, the execution results will be returned directly. For
asynchronous Triggers, you have to check the log of activity on MDM server to figure out
the real status of the execution results.
Before you begin
You have already connected to the MDM server. One or more Triggers to
be tested have already been deployed to the MDM server.
About this task
To test Triggers in the Studio, do the following:
Procedure
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In the MDM Repository tree view, expand the
Event Management and Trigger
nodes and then select Test from the contextual
menu.
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A dialog box opens asking you to select the appropriate server on which the MDM
server is installed.
Once you have made your choice, click OK to close the
dialog box.
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The Select Record dialog box opens. The selected server is
shown in the Server list.
Select
UpdateReport from the
Container list.
The
UpdateReport document contains all the event
records generated whenever a data record is created, updated or deleted.
Each time the Event Manager receives a document, it tries to evaluate the
conditions of each Trigger against this document.
You need to choose
one event record to test Triggers.
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Click the
icon
next to the Entity list to display a list of
records.
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If required, define conditions in the Record Search area
to filter the records to be displayed. For example, you can select a specific
time in the From and To fields
respectively to display only the records generated during that period of
time.
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Click the desired record to display its content in the Record
Content area.
If needed, you can create a new record to be used for testing
Triggers.
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Click Test. A prompt message pops up, showing that one
or more Triggers which match the conditions of the selected event record are
executed successfully.
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To verify the execution results of those Triggers, consult the
mdm.log file in one of the following ways:
- In the Server Explorer panel, right-click the
connection to the server where MDM server is installed, and then click
View Server Log. A Console opens displaying
the most recent contents of the mdm.log
file.
- You can also view the contents of the mdm.log file in a browser.
- If you have direct access to the MDM server, you can also consult the
file directly in the <$INSTALLDIR>/log
directory.
