Flat File Source Element
X-Ref:
- Ast Flat File Source Node
- Ast Source Transformation Node
- Ast Transformation Node
- Ast Scope Boundary Node
Attributes
| Attribute | API Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConnectionName | AstFlatFileConnectionNode | This value specifies the Flat File connection to use to access data. This is a required reference to an existing definiton. | |
| Name | String | Specifies the name of the object. This name can be used to reference this object from anywhere else in the program. This is a required property | |
| FileNameColumnName | String | This value specifies which output column contains the file name. If the name is not specified, the output column that contains the name is not created. | |
| LocaleId | Language | Inherited | This value specifies which locale is used by the dataflow task. |
| RetainNulls | Boolean | False | This value specifies whether zero-length columns are treated as null. The default value is False. |
| ValidateExternalMetadata | Boolean | true | This value specifies whether the data flow transformation is validated against columns that originated in external data sources. When server assets such as tables and stored procedures are created during processing, ValidateExternalMetadata is normally set to False, which prevents validation from completing at compile time. |
Singleton Children
| Child | API Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <ErrorHandling /> | AstComponentErrorHandlingNode | Specifies the error handling defaults to apply to an entire component |
Collection Children
| Child | API Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <Annotations> <Annotation /> </Annotations> | AstAnnotationNode | This is a collection of annotation items that can be used to specify documentation, tags, or other information. Annotations are particularly useful for storing information about nodes that can be used by BimlScript code. |
| <Columns> <Column /> </Columns> | AstDataflowColumnMappingNode | This is a collection of mapping nodes from source columns prior to sending them to the output path. |
| <DataflowOverrides> Multiple Choices... </DataflowOverrides> | AstDataflowOverrideNode | Provides a collection of objects to override properties of the component, its input paths, its output paths, and its consituent dataflow columns. |