COBOL representation properties - 8.0
Talend Data Mapper User Guide
- Version
- 8.0
- Language
- English
- Product
- Talend Big Data Platform
- Talend Data Fabric
- Talend Data Management Platform
- Talend Data Services Platform
- Talend MDM Platform
- Talend Real-Time Big Data Platform
- Module
- Talend Studio
- Content
- Design and Development > Designing Jobs
- Last publication date
- 2024-03-28
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Character encoding: Specify the character
encoding for the data to be processed. For more information, see Character encoding.
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Byte Order: Select either Big Endian or
Little Endian for the byte order.
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Large occurs error threshold: Enter a
value that is larger than the expected maximum size. The default value is 10000.
To disable this feature, enter -1.
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Pad decimals on read with leading
zeroes: Select this check box if you wish to pad decimal values
with the leading zeroes up to the decimal precision.
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Allow spaces for packed decimals:
Select this check box if you want to allow packed decimals fields filled with
white spaces or zero characters without errors. The returned values will be zero
in these cases.
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Allow any character in display
decimals: Select this check box if you wish for the display
decimal fields to be converted on a best effort basis. Any character, including
non-digits, non-signs, and non-decimal separators, are translated to character
zero.
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Allow any character in zoned
decimals: Select this check box if you wish for the zoned decimal
fields to be converted on a best effort basis. Any character, including
non-digits, non-signs, and non-decimal separators, are translated to character
zero.
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Allow any character in packed
decimals: Select this check box if you wish for the packed
decimal fields to be converted on a best effort basis. Any character, including
non-digits, non-signs, and non-decimal separators, are translated to character
zero.
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Input is Variable Blocked format
(RECFM=VB): Select this check box if you are working with a
Variable Blocked file (VB) that contains Record Descriptor Words (RDW) and Block
Descriptor Words (BDW). This parameter must be set in the COBOL Representation
as it cannot be determined when importing the Copybook.
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Trim whitespace
on input?: Select this check box to automatically remove any leading
or trailing whitespace from the input data for all elements. The non-leading or
trailing whitespace is not affected.