File Set stage: Input page

The Input page allows you to specify details about how the File Set stage writes data to a file set. The File Set stage can have only one input link.

The Input page allows you to specify details about how the File Set stage writes data to a file set. The File Set stage can have only one input link.

The General tab allows you to specify an optional description of the input link. The Properties tab allows you to specify details of exactly what the link does. The Partitioning tab allows you to specify how incoming data is partitioned before being written to the file set. The Formats tab gives information about the format of the files being written. The Columns tab specifies the column definitions of the data. The Advanced tab allows you to change the default buffering settings for the input link.

Details about File Set stage properties, partitioning, and formatting are given in the following sections. See "Stage Editors," for a general description of the other tabs.