tDB2SCDELT Standard properties

These properties are used to configure tDB2SCDELT running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard tDB2SCDELT component belongs to the Business Intelligence and the Databases families.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.

Note: This component is a specific version of a dynamic database connector. The properties related to database settings vary depending on your database type selection. For more information about dynamic database connectors, see Dynamic database components.

Basic settings

Database	Select a type of database from the list and click Apply.
Property type	Either Built-in or Repository.
	Built-in: No property data stored centrally. Enter properties manually.
	Repository: Select the repository file where Properties are stored. The fields that come after are pre-filled in using the fetched data.
Use an 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. Note: When a Job contains the parent Job and the child Job, if you need to share an existing connection between the two levels, for example, to share the connection created by the parent Job with the child Job, you have to: In the parent level, register the database connection to be shared in the Basic settings view of the connection component which creates that very database connection. In the child level, use a dedicated connection component to read that registered database connection. For an example about how to share a database connection across Job levels, see Talend Studio User Guide.
Host	The IP address of the database server.
Port	Listening port number of database server.
Database	Name of the database
Username Password	User authentication data for a dedicated database. To enter the password, click the [...] button next to the password field, and then in the pop-up dialog box enter the password between double quotes and click OK to save the settings.
Source table	Name of the input DB2 SCD table.
Table	Name of the table to be written. Note that only one table can be written at a time.
Action on table	Select to perform one of the following operations on the table defined: None: No action carried out on the table. Drop and create table: The table is removed and created again Create table: A new table gets created. Create table if not exists: A table gets created if it does not exist. Clear table: The table content is deleted. You have the possibility to rollback the operation. Truncate table: The table content is deleted. You don not have the possibility to rollback the operation.
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.
	Built-in: The schema is created and stored locally for this component only. Related topic: see Talend Studio User Guide.
	Repository: The schema already exists and is stored in the Repository, hence can be reused. Related topic: see Talend Studio User Guide.
Surrogate Key	Select the surrogate key column from the list.
Creation	Select the method to be used for the surrogate key generation. For more information regarding the creation methods, see SCD management methodology.
Source Keys	Select one or more columns to be used as keys, to ensure the unicity of incoming data.
Source fields value include Null	Select this check box to allow the source columns to have Null values. Note: The source columns here refer to the fields defined in the SCD type 1 fields and SCD type 2 fields tables.
Use SCD Type 1 fields	Use type 1 if tracking changes is not necessary. SCD Type 1 should be used for typos corrections for example. Select the columns of the schema that will be checked for changes.
Use SCD Type 2 fields	Use type 2 if changes need to be tracked down. SCD Type 2 should be used to trace updates for example. Select the columns of the schema that will be checked for changes.
SCD type 2 fields	Click the [+] button to add as many rows as needed, each row for a column. Click the arrow on the right side of the cell and select the column whose value changes will be tracked using Type 2 SCD from the drop-down list displayed . This table is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.
Start date	Specify the column that holds the start date for type 2 SCD. This list is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.
End date	Specify the column that holds the end date for type 2 SCD. This list is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected. Note: To avoid duplicated change records, it is recommended to select a column that can identify each change for this field.
Log active status	Select this check box and from the Active field drop-down list displayed, select the column that holds the true or false status value, which helps to spot the active record for type 2 SCD. This option is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.
Log versions	Select this check box and from the Version field drop-down list displayed, select the column that holds the version number of the record for type 2 SCD. This option is available only when the Use SCD type 2 fields option is selected.

Advanced settings

Additional JDBC parameters	Specify additional connection properties for the DB connection you are creating. Note: You can set the encoding parameters through this field.
Debug mode	Select this check box to display each step during processing entries in a database.
tStat Catcher Statistics	Select this check box to collect log data at the component level.

Global Variables

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 further information about variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.

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 further information about variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.

Usage

Usage rule	This component is used as an output component. It requires an input component and Row main link as input.
Dynamic settings	Click the [+] button to add a row in the table and fill the Code field with a context variable to choose your database connection dynamically from multiple connections planned in your Job. This feature is useful when you need to access database tables having the same data structure but in different databases, especially when you are working in an environment where you cannot change your Job settings, for example, when your Job has to be deployed and executed independent of Talend Studio. The Dynamic settings table is available only when the Use an existing connection check box is selected in the Basic settings view. Once a dynamic parameter is defined, the Component List box in the Basic settings view becomes unusable. For examples on using dynamic parameters, see Reading data from databases through context-based dynamic connections and Reading data from different MySQL databases using dynamically loaded connection parameters. For more information on Dynamic settings and context variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.

Usage rule

This component is used as an output component. It requires an input component and Row main link as input.

Dynamic settings

Click the [+] button to add a row in the table and fill the Code field with a context variable to choose your database connection dynamically from multiple connections planned in your Job. This feature is useful when you need to access database tables having the same data structure but in different databases, especially when you are working in an environment where you cannot change your Job settings, for example, when your Job has to be deployed and executed independent of Talend Studio.

The Dynamic settings table is available only when the Use an existing connection check box is selected in the Basic settings view. Once a dynamic parameter is defined, the Component List box in the Basic settings view becomes unusable.

For examples on using dynamic parameters, see Reading data from databases through context-based dynamic connections and Reading data from different MySQL databases using dynamically loaded connection parameters. For more information on Dynamic settings and context variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.