Version CloverDX 5.1.1

Part V. Graphs

Table of Contents

30. Components
Adding Components
Finding Components
Edit Component Dialog
Commands
Attributes
Enable/Disable Component
Enabling Component
Disabling Component
Enabling by Graph Parameter
Enabling by Connected Input Port
Disable as Trash
Passing Data Through Disabled Component
Common Properties of Components
Component Name
Phases
Component Allocation
Specific Attribute Types
Time Intervals
Group Key
Sort Key
Metadata Templates
31. Edges
Connecting Components with Edges
Types of Edges
Assigning Metadata to Edges
Colors of Edges
Debugging Edges
Selecting Debug Data
Viewing Debug Data
Turning Off Debug
Edge Memory Allocation
32. Metadata
Records and Fields
Record Types
Data Types in Metadata
Data Formats
Locale and Locale Sensitivity
Time Zone
Autofilling Functions
Metadata Types
Internal Metadata
External (Shared) Metadata
Dynamic Metadata
Reading Metadata from Special Sources
Auto-propagated Metadata
Priorities of Metadata
Creating Metadata
Extracting Metadata from a Flat File
Extracting Metadata from an XLS(X) File
Extracting Metadata from a Database
Extracting Metadata from a DBase File
Extracting Metadata from Salesforce
Extracting Metadata from Lotus Notes
User Defined Metadata
Merging Existing Metadata
Creating Database Table from Metadata and Database Connection
Metadata Editor
Basics of Metadata Editor
Record Pane
Field Name vs. Label vs. Description
Details Pane
Changing and Defining Delimiters
Changing Record Delimiter
Changing Default (Field) Delimiter
Defining Non-Default Delimiter for a Field
Editing Metadata in the Source Code
Multivalue Fields
Lists and Maps Support in Components
Joining on Lists and Maps (Comparison Rules)
33. Connections
Database Connections
Internal Database Connections
External (Shared) Database Connections
Database Connection Properties
Encryption of Access Password
Browsing Database and Extracting Metadata from Database Tables
Windows Authentication on Microsoft SQL Server
Hive Connection
Troubleshooting
JMS Connections
Internal JMS Connections
External (Shared) JMS Connections
Edit JMS Connection Wizard
Encrypting the Authentication Password
QuickBase Connections
Lotus Connections
Hadoop connection
Libraries Needed for Hadoop
Kerberos Authentication for Hadoop
MongoDB connection
Salesforce connection
Creating Salesforce Connection
Important Details
34. Lookup Tables
LookupTables in Cluster Environment
Internal Lookup Tables
Creating Internal Lookup Tables
Externalizing Internal Lookup Tables
Exporting Internal Lookup Tables
External (Shared) Lookup Tables
Creating External (Shared) Lookup Tables
Linking External (Shared) Lookup Tables
Internalizing External (Shared) Lookup Tables
Types of Lookup Tables
Simple Lookup Table
Database Lookup Table
Range Lookup Table
Persistent Lookup Table
Aspell Lookup Table
35. Sequences
Persistent Sequences
Non Persistent Sequences
Internal Sequences
Creating Internal Sequences
Externalizing Internal Sequences
Exporting Internal Sequences
External (Shared) Sequences
Creating External (Shared) Sequences
Linking External (Shared) Sequences
Internalizing External (Shared) Sequences
Editing a Sequence
Sequences in Cluster Environment
36. Parameters
Internal Parameters
Externalizing Internal Parameters
External (Shared) Parameters
Creating External Parameters
Linking External Parameters
Internalizing External (Shared) Parameters
XML Schema of External Parameters
Graph Parameter Editor
Secure Graph Parameters
Parameters with CTL Expressions (Dynamic Parameters)
Environment Variables
Canonicalizing File Paths
Using Parameters
37. Internal/External Graph Elements
Internal Graph Elements
External (Shared) Graph Elements
Working with Graph Elements
Advantages of External (Shared) Graph Elements
Advantages of Internal Graph Elements
Changing Form of Graph Elements
38. Dictionary
Creating a Dictionary
Using a Dictionary in Graphs
Accessing Dictionary from Readers and Writers
Accessing Dictionary with Java
Accessing Dictionary with CTL2
39. Notes in Graphs
Placing Notes into Graph
Resizing Notes
Editing Notes
Formatted Text
Links from Notes
Folding Notes
Notes Properties
Compatibility
40. Transformations
Defining Transformations
Components Allowing Transformation
Java or CTL
Internal or External Definition
Return Values of Transformations
Error Actions and Error Log (deprecated since 3.0)
Transform Editor
Common Java Interfaces
41. Data Partitioning (Parallel Running)
42. Data Partitioning in Cluster
High Availability
Scalability
Transformation Requests
Parallel Data Processing
Graph Allocation Examples
Example of Distributed Execution
Details of the Example Transformation Design
Scalability of the Example Transformation
Remote Edges