Profiler Object:Order of Operations
| Profiler Object Navigation |
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| Introduction |
| System Requirements |
| Licensing |
| Order of Operations |
| Using Append Mode |
| Using Report Mode |
1. Create an instance of the Profiler object.
Create profiler as New Instance of mdProfiler
2. Set path to the profiler data files.
CALL SetPathToProfilerDataFiles WITH DataPath
3. Call the SetFilename function to set the ouput file.
CALL SetFileName WITH OutputFile
4. Call the SetLicenseString function to set the License Key. This was supplied by your Melissa Data Representative.
CALL SetLicenseString WITH LicenseString
5. Configure the profiler object by setting these functions. These are not mandatory.
CALL SetSortAnalysis WITH SortAnalysisValue CALL SetMatchUpAnalysis WITH MatchUpAnalysisValue CALL SetRightFielderAnalysis WITH RightfielderAnalysisValue CALL SetDataAggregation WITH DataAggregationValue
6. These setting are optional.
CALL SetUserName WITH UserNameString CALL SetTableName WITH TableNameString CALL SetJobName WITH JobNameString CALL SetJobDescription WITH JobDescriptionString
7. Call the InitilializeDataFiles function to connect the Profiler Object to its supporting data file.
CALL InitializeDataFiles RETURNING Result
IF Result IS 0 THEN
CALL GetBuildNumber Returning BuildNumber
CALL GetDatabaseDate Returning DBExpireDate
CALL GetLicenseExpirationDate Returning LicenseExpireDate
ELSE
CALL GetInitializeErrorString Returing ErrorString
Print ErrorString
END IF
8. Add the columns to the table mentioned above.
CALL AddColumn WITH ColumnNameString, ColumnType, DataType
9. Configure the Column by setting the following functions. These are not mandatory.
CALL SetCustomPattern WITH ColumnName, RegularExpression RETURNING Int CALL SetValueRange WITH ColumnName, FromString, ToString RETURNING Int CALL SetDefaultValue WITH ColumnName, ValueString RETURNING Int CALL SetColumnSize WITH ColumnName, SizeValue CALL SetColumnPrecision WITH ColumnName, PrecisionValue CALL SetColumnScale WITH ColumnName, ScaleValue
10. Initiate profiling by calling StartProfiling function.
CALL StartProfiling
11. Loop through the input data file lines and set the column values.
WHILE ReadingInputLines
FOREACH Column column in InputLine
CALL SetColumn WITH column.Name, column.Value
CALL AddRecord RETURNING ResultCodesString
CALL GetResults WITH column.Name RETURNING ResultCodes
END LOOP
12. CALL ProfileData function to do profiling for data aggregations.
CALL ProfileData
13. CALL the list of required functions to get the profiled values. These functions have been categorized into three different sections: table, column, and iterator get funtions.
For example:
CALL GetColumnMostPopularCount WITH ColumnName RETURNING Int CALL GetTableRecordCount RETURNING Int