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= Delete
== Description
The delete transform deletes rows of data from a database. This transform is similar to the update family of transforms in that it takes one or more key fields to determine the rows to delete.
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== Options
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|Option|Description
|Transform name|Name of the transform. This name has to be unique in a single pipeline.
|Connection|The database connection to which data is written
|Target schema|The name of the Schema for the table to which data is written. This is important for data sources that allow for table names with periods in them.
|Target table|Name of the table in which you want to do the insert or update.
|Commit size|The number of rows to change (insert / update) before running a commit.
|The keys(s) to look up the value(s)|Specify fields to delete the corresponding rows for
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