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| = Beam Output |
| |
| == Description |
| |
| The Beam Output transform writes files using a file definition with the Beam execution engine. |
| |
| == Options |
| |
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| |=== |
| |Option|Description |
| |Transform name|Name of the transform, this name has to be unique in a single pipeline. |
| |Output location|The output location. |
| |File prefix|Text which has to precede the file name. |
| |File suffix|Text which has to succeed the file name. |
| |Windowed writes?|Writes a file per window. Use together with the Beam Window transform. |
| |File definition to use|The file definition to use stored in a metastore. |
| |Edit|Edits an existing file definition. |
| |New|Creates a new file definition. |
| |Manage|Opens the MetaStore Explorer. |
| |=== |
| |
| == File Definition |
| |
| A file definition can be used to define a file structure definition. |
| |
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| |=== |
| |Option|Description |
| |Name|The file definition name. |
| |Description|The file definition description. |
| |Field separator|The character separating the fields. |
| |Field enclosure|The character enclosing fields. |
| |Field definitions|A list of fields. |
| |Field name|The field name. |
| |Type|The field data type. |
| |Format|The field format. |
| |Length|The field length. |
| |Precision|The field precisiom. |
| |=== |