External Source stage: Output tab properties section (DataStage®)

Use the Properties section to specify properties for the output link. These properties dictate how data is read from the external program or programs.

Some of the properties are mandatory, although many have default settings. Properties without default settings appear in the warning color (red by default) and turn black when you supply a value for them.

The following table gives a quick reference list of the properties and their attributes.

Category/Property	Values	Default	Mandatory?	Repeats?	Dependent of
Source/Source Program	string Microsoft Windows: The source or source program cannot exceed 255 characters	N/A	Y if Source Method = Specific Program(s)	Y	N/A
Source/Source Programs File	pathname	N/A	Y if Source Method = Program File(s)	Y	N/A
Source/Source Method	Specific Program(s)/ Program File(s)	Specific Program(s)	Y	N	N/A
Options/Keep File Partitions	True/False	False	Y	N	N/A
Options/Reject Mode	Continue/Fail/Save	Continue	Y	N	N/A
Options/Schema File	pathname	N/A	N	N	N/A
Options/Source Name Column	column name	N/A	N	N	N/A
Options/Row number column	column name	N/A	N	N	N/A
Options/Strip BOM	True/False	FALSE	N	N	N/A