RC File Parser

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Snap type:

Parse

Description:

This Snap parses RC file data and converts them into documents that can be processed by downstream Snaps.

Expected upstream Snaps: The upstream Snap should be a binary data source Snap sourcing an RC File from some data store.
Expected downstream Snaps: The RC File Parser outputs table data with columns and rows. The downstream Snap should be able to parse this information.

Prerequisites:

[None]

Support and limitations:

Works in Ultra Tasks.

Account:

Accounts are not used with this Snap.

Views:

Input	This Snap has exactly one binary input view.
Output	This Snap has exactly one document output view.
Error	This Snap has at most one document error view and produces zero or more documents in the view.

Settings

Label

Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline.

Hive Metastore URL

Hive Metastore URI, such as: thrift://localhost:9083

Example: thrift://hive.metastore.com:9083 u

Default value: [None]

Database

Database which holds the schema for the incoming RC File data.

Example: hive_db

Default value: [None]

Table

Table whose schema should be used for parsing the incoming RC file data

Example: hive_tbl

Default value: [None]

Column definition

Manually configure the column definition for the incoming RC File data.

Example:

Column Name: Fun column 1

Column Type: string

Default value: [None]

Snap Execution

Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:

Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.
Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.
Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default Value: Execute only

Example: Validate & Execute