Import Values
Description
The part reads in the data structure that is defined in a data table and stores the returned data to the context.
Use
You can use this part to return the data that is constructed by the data table from database.
Editor Fields
Field Name |
Description/Use |
Type/Options |
Optional/Mandatory |
Data object |
This is the name of the collection into which the system will store the returned data. |
Text |
Mandatory |
Data source |
This is the data source name in the database. |
Text |
Mandatory |
Selection |
This is a filter query of the data. It corresponds to the FROM clause in the SQL query. For example, select value, type, name from data_source where data_source.category='user'; |
Collection |
Optional |
Paths |
The system reads in the value from this column as data path. The value in the column should be unique. |
Options |
Mandatory |
Values |
The system reads in the value from this column as data value. |
Options |
Mandatory |
Data-types |
The system reads in the value from this column as data type. |
Options |
Mandatory |
Log data object |
This is the data object that stores the error messages from the execution of the database parts: add data record, get data record, update data record, delete data record, and import values. When the log data object is specified, the error message and stack trace of a database part will be stored to the object in case of errors. |
Text |
Optional |
Reset log data object |
When this is checked the system will clear the error messages from the Log data object. Typically, this option should be checked in the first database part of a sequence of database parts. |
Checkbox |
Optional |
Skip on error |
When this is checked the system will skip the execution of subsequent database parts linked to the same Log data object. |
Checkbox |
Optional |
Configuration Options
To correctly use this part, you should have a table that contains three columns which correspond to data value, data path name, data type respectively.
Example
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