Configuring a Process

After creating a project, an empty process is created. You can add activities to the empty process to complete a task, for example, writing data to a specified file in HDFS.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have created an empty process after Creating a Project.

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer view, click the created project and open the empty process from the Processes folder.
  2. Select an activity from the Palette view and drop it in the Process editor. For example, select and drop the Timer activity from the General Activities palette and the Write and HDFSOperation activities from the HDFS palette.
  3. Drag the icon to create a transition between the added activities.
  4. Configure the added activities, as described in HDFS Palette or Hadoop Palette.
    Note:
    • An HDFS connection is required when configuring the HDFS activities. See Creating an HDFS Connection for details about how to create an HDFS connection.
    • An HCatalog connection is required when configuring the HCatalog activities. See Creating an HCatalog Connection for details about how to create an HCatalog connection.
  5. Click File > Save to save the project.