Table

Table provides shared virtual storage for data. It is a shared entity that can be accessed by multiple applications concurrently, each one of these has the same coherent view of the data contained in the table.

Configuration

The Configuration pannel has the following fields.

Field Module Property? Description
Name No The name of the activity in the process definition.
Description No A short description of the activity.
Comment No Specifies comments for the table.
Location No Specifies the directory where the table is located.
Table Columns No Specifies columns of the table. A column is associated with a name, a type, an advanceType, and a Comment.
Note: The advanceType column indicates the type of complex data type.

Advanced

The Advanced pannel has the following fields.

Field Module Property? Description
Partitioned No Specifies whether the table is partitioned.
Output Format No Specifies the output format of the table.
Owner No Specifies the owner of the table.
Input Format No Specifies the input format of the table.
Permission No Specifies the permission of the table.
Group No Specifies the group associated with the table.
Partition Columns No Specifies the partition columns of the table. A partition column is associated with a name, a type, and a comment.
Table Properties No Specifies the properties of the table. A table property is associated with a name and a value.