The Entry object

The Entry object is used by AssemblyLines. The Entry object is a Java object that holds attributes and properties. Attributes in turn contain any number of values. Properties contain a single value. For more information, see the Javadocs material included in the installation package (com.ibm.di.entry.Entry).

Global Entry instances available in scripting

conn

The local storage object in Connectors in an AssemblyLine. It only exists during the Attribute Mapping phase of the Connector's life. See "Attribute Mapping" in IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator V7.1.1 Users Guide.

work

The data container object of the AssemblyLine. It is therefore accessible in every Connector from the AssemblyLine.

current

Available only in Connectors in Update and Delta mode. Stores the Entry that the Connector read from the data source to determine whether this is an Add or Modify operation.

error

An Entry object that holds error status information in the following attributes:

status (java.lang.String)

ok if there is no exception thrown (in this case, this is the error's only attribute). fail if an exception is thrown, when the following attributes are also available:

exception (java.lang.Exception)

The java.lang.Exception (or some its successor class) object that is thrown

class (java.lang.String)

The name of the exception class (java.lang.Exception or some of its successors)

message (java.lang.String)

The error message of the exception

operation (java.lang.String)

The operation type of the Connector (for example, AddOnly, Update, Lookup, Iterator and so forth)

connectorname (java.lang.String)

The name of the Connector whose Hook is being called

thisScriptObject

An Entry object with the following Attributes:

AssemblyLine

Name of the executing AssemblyLine, or null if not available.

Component

Name of the executing Component, or null if not applicable.

HookName

Translated name of the Hook that is being executed, or null if not executing a Hook.

InternalHookName

Internal name of the Hook that is being executed, or null if not executing a Hook.

Attribute

The name of the Attribute being mapped, or null if not mapping an Attribute.

Map

The String "Input" or "Output", if mapping an Attribute, null otherwise.

Function

The name of the function being called in a ScriptConnector, scriptParser or Scripted FC, otherwise null.

The simplest way to use this in a script would be for example,

	task.logmsg("We are now executing " + thisScriptObject)

This will just print all available Attributes in the Entry.

See also

The attribute object.