Pentaho:Profiler:Input Fields

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The input field tab maps the input columns to be profiled. Each column can be passed through and/or column-specific results can be output. Not all columns are required.

Advanced profiling options can be modified for any field by clicking the "..." button to the right of any row. See Advanced Settings for more information.

Profile

Designates the selected field to be profiled.

PassThrough

Designate the selected field as a pass-through column. The data will be passed through to the output.

Results

Designates the selected field

Column Name

The name of the column from the source file.

Expected Contents

Use the drop-down menu to select the expected contents of the input column.

Data Type

Displays the data type of the column.

Length

Displays the maximum length of the column. Double-clicking this field will bring up the Advanced Settings dialogue where you can changed this value.

Precision

Displays the precision of the column. Double-clicking this field will bring up the Advanced Settings dialogue where you can changed this value.

Scale

Displays the scale of the column. Double-clicking this field will bring up the Advanced Settings dialogue where you can changed this value.

Settings

Displays any special settings for the column. Double-clicking this field will bring up the Advanced Settings dialogue where you can changed this value.

Advanced Settings

Double-clicking select fields or the "..." button to the right of the rows will bring up the Advanced Settings dialogue. Check the box next to any option to enable it's modification. These settings allow for validating your data. Records that do not meet the specified validation rules in the Advanced Options will be given a result code indicating failure.

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Scale

Set the scale of the column.

Precision

Set the precision of the column.

Max Length

Set the maximum length of the column.

Default Value

Set the default value.

Upper & Lower Bounds

Set the Upper and Lower bounds values.

Regular Expressions

Set a list of regular expressions. See Regular Expression Builder for more information.

Regular Expression Builder

Checking the box next to Regular Expressions and then selecting the "Add..." button will bring up the Regular Expression Builder.

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