Row Filter (HD)

Sets the criteria for filtering data set rows. Only the rows that meet the criteria remain in the output data set.

Information at a Glance

Category Transform
Data source type HD
Sends output to other operators Yes
Data processing tool Pig
Note: The Row Filter (HD) operator is for Hadoop data only. For database data, use the Row Filter (DB) operator.

You can specify row filters in the following modes.

  • Simple mode: Use a simple template to define the filter, choosing a column, an inequality (for example, ">" or "between"), and a value (for example, a literal value or a column expression).
  • Script mode: Enter almost any set of filters by using a Pig script.

Input

A data set from the preceding operator.

Configuration

Parameter Description
Notes Any notes or helpful information about this operator's parameter settings. When you enter content in the Notes field, a yellow asterisk is displayed on the operator.
Filter The filters for the operator. See Define Filter Dialog Box for more information.
Use Row Limit? Specify whether to use a row limit to limit filtering to specified rows. Default: false.
Row Limit Amount If Use Row Limit? is set to true, set this field to the number of rows to which to limit the filtering.
Store Results? Specifies whether to store the results.
  • true - results are stored.
  • false - the data set is passed to the next operator without storing.
Results Location The HDFS directory where the results of the operator are stored. This is the main directory, the subdirectory of which is specified in Results Name. Click Choose File to open the Hadoop File Explorer Dialog Box and browse to the storage location. Do not edit the text directly.
Results Name The name of the file in which to store the results.
Overwrite Specifies whether to delete existing data at that path and file name.
  • Yes - if the path exists, delete that file and save the results.
  • No - Fail if the path already exists.
Storage Format Select the format in which to store the results. The storage format is determined by your type of operator.

Typical formats are Avro, CSV, TSV, or Parquet.

Compression Select the type of compression for the output.
Available Parquet compression options.
  • GZIP
  • Deflate
  • Snappy
  • no compression

Available Avro compression options.

  • Deflate
  • Snappy
  • no compression
Use Spark If Yes (the default), uses Spark to optimize calculation time.
Advanced Spark Settings Automatic Optimization
  • Yes specifies using the default Spark optimization settings.
  • No enables providing customized Spark optimization. Click Edit Settings to customize Spark optimization. See Advanced Settings Dialog Box for more information.

Output

Visual Output
The data rows of the output table or view displayed (up to 200 rows of the data).
Data Output
Either a newly created table or a new file.
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