Error handling in Vertica bulk loader
hi, I am currently using VERTICA BULK LOADER to load into Vertica from a file. it is working gud... but i thought of adding a additional feature of error handling to it(Error Handling). FEATURE: Any...
View Article"Get file names" on HDFS
Hi all, I am trying to run a simple "Get File Names" step on HDFS with PDI 8.0 + JDK 8. Although my transformation is working on Win10 I am facing an error on Linux machines : Quote:...
View ArticleModified Javascript Step - please help
Hi A junior member here be gentle I want to create a step which checks the contents of a excel spreadsheet to create a address. The idea is to ignore null cells and just create address based on values...
View ArticleTiming issue in Execute SQL Statement?
Hello, I am seeing an intermittent issue when running the Execute SQL Statement command (Data Integration v7.1.0.2) in a Kettle Job. In the logs, I am seeing message "Triggering heartbeat signal for...
View ArticleYet another decimal separator post
Easy: I want to change the decimal separator from dot "." to comma "," in a CDE table chart dashboard. However, so far I haven't been able to. I've tried changing the locale to different spanish...
View Articlehow to lock and increment a variable ot prevent data race
I have a step that I call with 10 number of copies. With each result, I'd like to increment a variable. Is it possible to somehow create a transformation specific lock to use when each result is...
View ArticleSet CSV Input process one by one row
How to set PDI process data using CSV input row one by one (next row if previous row finish processing) iam using PDI 5.3 CE OS windows 8 LE
View ArticleHow to set connection option globally?
I need to add a connection parameter in the "options" tab for Mysql db connection inside transformations. I want to define the database connection once in a transformation that sets this connection...
View ArticleOutput CSV file size issue
Hi all, Total table in records:26 table input to CSV output file : Output CSV file size 7GB and same use the table input to Excel output file : Output Excel file size 20KB . any solution how to resolve...
View ArticleVariables frustration
Hi all, I'm getting mad on PDI variables. I just need to set a variable in a job, then after a Trasformation increment it by 100 and then run that Trasformation again for n times. So if the flow will...
View ArticleSingleValueQuery Expression not working in pentaho report designer 8.0
I am migrating reports from PRD 6.1 to PRD 8.0, and singlevaluequery expression is not working, is it a bug or do i have to do any extra configuration?
View ArticleEvaluate number of rows in a table step
I am using this step - "Evaluate number of rows in a table" in PDI 8.0 to determine whether or not data exists. I have written this SQl Script below, hoping that would help determine if rows are empty....
View ArticleSet Variable and Get Variable in same transformation
I have never seen Set Variables step and Get Variables step use case in single transformation together but it is working if it's called from a parent job. My current version is PDI 7.1 and it's working...
View ArticleFiltering lines between an header and a footer in a multirecord file
Hi, I need help on this topic, please. I have a multirecord text file that has different sections. I would split every section and send it in an output file step or something similar. The file has a...
View Articlebar chart display label vertically space between bar and label
I want to display labels in a bar chart vertically. How do you put space between bar and label? When I put rotation as 270, the label is starting from insider of bar.
View ArticlePentaho variable in SQL script?
I'd like to use the @uid = SCOPE_IDENTITY() result of one SQL script INSERT commands in another one later down the stream. How do I accomplish that? Can I set and use Pentaho variables inside my SQL...
View Articlepdi regular expression if else scenario (or capture groups)
Hi folks, I am trying to get the datetime part from a list of files names can be like given below : a_b_c_02022018122555.txt a_b_c_02_2345_02022018122555_123.txt abc02022019122555.txt...
View ArticleAccess CategorySet Data Collector
Hello everyone, at the moment I stuck at trying to access a created function. I created a new function (CategorySet Data Collector) and want to get access on it from my post-scripting which I use at a...
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PDI 7.1 XML return ok - PDI 8.0 XML bad return
Hi, Using PDI 7.1, I send to a XML server this: http://10.133.37.12?var=1U5-TRAFO%20A.AE&begin=31032018220000&end=30042018215959&period=ALL I get this answer: <?xml version="1.0"...
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