Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields.

Field

Global

Var?

Description

Name

No

The name to appear as the label for the activity in the process definition.

Description

No

Short description of the activity.

Data Format

No

The Data Format shared configuration to use when parsing the text input. For more information, see Data Format .

Input Type

No

Specifies the type of input for this activity.

Input can either be a text string or a file. If the input is a text string, supply the string to the textString input item. If the input is a file, supply the file name and location to the fileName input item.

Encoding

Yes

The encoding of the input file. This field is only available when "File" is chosen in the Input Type field. Any valid Java encoding name can be used.

Skip Blank Lines

No

Skips any empty records when parsing the text input.

When this field is unchecked, parsing stops at the first blank line encountered in the input.

Manually Specify Start Record

No

Allows you to specify the record in the input where you want to start parsing.

This is useful if you have a large number of records and you want to read the input in parts (to minimize memory usage). Checking this check box causes the startRecord input item to appear. For more information on how to read the input stream in parts, see Parsing a Large Number of Records.

Strict Validation

No

Validates every input line for the specified number of fields for the "Fixed Format" text.

For example, if the format states that there are three fields per line and this field is checked, all lines in the input must contain three fields.

Continue on Error

No

Continues parsing the next record in the input after encountering an error, if any.

If an error occurs, the error information is separated from the output of the successfully parsed records and is provided in the output schema of the activity. For more information on how the error information for the records that failed parsing is provided, see Output.

Error information is provided only for records specified as Required.
If the data item is specified as Optional, the process completes parsing the input successfully.

Irrespective of whether this field is checked or not, the Parse Data activity quits when any data validation errors occur.