Indirect File Method

Unlike Direct method, Indirect file method is used when we have multiple files and load them to single target. 

To configure Indirect method :-
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- Create a flat file and paste all the path of the flat files in it.

- Drag the one of the source definitions among the multiple flat files and develop code.
- In the session level properties, select the source types as 'indirect option' instead of direct.
- Give the path in source file directory.
- Give Common file name in source filename field.

SCD Type 2 Flag

SCD Type 2 Flag is the method used to store historical data is maintained along with current data.


- Create a mapping and name it.
- Drag Emp source into the mapping area.
- Create a Lookup transformation on target table.
- On Primary key columns you should define your condition, because its the matching column between source and target.

- Create an Expression, drag the ports from lookup transformation and name as prev record. This tells us that records are old ones which are used to compare with new ones.
- Drag the comparision keys from source qualifier to Expression
- Create two ports as Newflag and Changedflag and give syntax as Isnull (Cust_key) and Not Isnull(Cust_key) and (Prev_Empn != Empno OR Prev_Ename != Ename OR Prev_Sal != Sal)

- First syntax will check for nulls. If there are null, lookup will insert data into the target table.
- Second syntax will  check for existing rows. If there are rows, lookup will update data into the target table.
- Create Filter1 and drag all the ports from source qualifier and give filter condition as NEWFLAG
- Connect update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_INSERT

- Create Filter2 and drag Cust key and comparision keys from source and give filter condition as CHANGEFLAG
- Connect update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_INSERT
- Create Sequence gen, connect it to Expression and connect the NEXTVAL port to CUST_KEY ports in both Target instances 1 & 2 
- Also create FLAG port, assign value 1 to it and connect port to both Target instances 1 & 2
- Create another Expression, drag CUST_KEY to it from Filter2 and create FLAG port, Give the value as 0.
- Create a new update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_UPDATE
- Make three instances of target, Connect update strategy 1 to target 1 and update strategy 2 to target 2, Connect update strategy 3 to target 3
- Here First pipeline inserts new data into the target, Second pipeline inserts changed data into the target where as Third pipeline updates changed data into the target. Connect only that ports which you want to insert and update in the target table
- Final mapping looks like below screen shot

Note 1 : Lookup condition should be on logical key column
Note 2 : lookup transformation should contain Logical key, Primary key & Comparison key columns.
Note 3 : Second pipeline in the mapping contains comparison key, primary key & changed flag columns.

Note 4 : Expression transformation should contain only primary key, comparision keys along with related source keys and new and changed flag.

SCD Type 2 Effective Date

SCD Type 2 Effective Date is the method used to store historical data is maintained along with current data.

- Create a mapping and name it.
- Drag Emp source into the mapping area.
- Create a Lookup transformation on target table.
- On Primary key columns you should define your condition, because its the matching column between source and target.

- Create an Expression, drag the ports from lookup transformation and name as prev record. This tells us that records are old ones which are used to compare with new ones.
- Drag the comparision keys from source qualifier to Expression
- Create two ports as Newflag and Changedflag and give syntax as Isnull (Cust_key) and Not Isnull(Cust_key) and (Prev_Empn != Empno OR Prev_Ename != Ename OR Prev_Sal != Sal)

- First syntax will check for nulls. If there are null, lookup will insert data into the target table.
- Second syntax will  check for existing rows. If there are rows, lookup will update data into the target table.
- Create Filter1 and drag all the ports from source qualifier and give filter condition as NEWFLAG
- Connect update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_INSERT

- Create Filter2 and drag Cust key and comparision keys from source and give filter condition as CHANGEFLAG
- Connect update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_INSERT
- Create another Expression, drag CUST_KEY to it from Filter2 and create END_DATE port. Give the syntax as SYSDATE.
- Create a new update strategy and give the 'Update Strategy Expression' as DD_UPDATE
- Make three instances of target, Connect update strategy 1 to target 1 and update strategy 2 to target 2, Connect update strategy 3 to target 3
- Here First pipeline inserts new data into the target, Second pipeline inserts changed data into the target where as Third pipeline updates changed data into the target. Connect only that ports which you want to insert and update in the target table
- Create Seq Gen and connect to Expression with BEGIN_DATE and assign value as SYSDATE. Connect it to Target instance 1
- Final mapping looks like below screen shot

Note 1 : Lookup condition should be on logical key column
Note 2 : lookup transformation should contain Logical key, Primary key & Comparison key columns.
Note 3 : Second pipeline in the mapping contains comparison key, primary key & changed flag columns.
Note 4 : Expression transformation should contain only primary key, comparision keys along with related source keys and new and changed flag.

Normalizer Transformation

Normalizer Transformation is Active and Connected transformation. It converts single row data into multiple columns data. It converts de-normalized table into a normalized table. You cannot drag & drop columns to normalizer transformation like the rest of the transformations.

* Normalizer is used to convert rows into columns.
* Normalizer is used in the place of source qualifier while reading mainframe or Cobal Source.

Steps to create Normalizer transformation :-
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- Go to tranformations tab and select normalizer
- Double click normalizer and select the normalizer tab
- Add the occurs based on the requirement

In Normalizer properties tab 'Reset' and 'Restart' are the two options available.

Reset is used to reset the Gk value to the value, that is used before the session.
Restart is used to start Gk sequence from 1 and restart for each session

There 2 important ports available and they are GK and GCID

GK generates sequence number starting from the value defined in the sequence field.

GCID hold the value of the occurrence field.

Types Of Keys In Database

Primary Key :-
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A primary key is a single field or combination of fields that uniquely identifies a row in the table.

The following are rules that make a column a primary key:
- A primary key column cannot contain a NULL value
- A primary key value must be unique within the entire table
- A primary key value should not be changed over time


Foreign Key :-
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A foreign key means that values in one table must also appear in another table.
The referenced table is called the parent table while the table with the foreign key is called the child table.
The foreign key in the child table will generally reference a primary key in the parent table.


Natural Key and Surrogate Key:-
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Sometimes the primary key is made up of real data and these are normally referred to as natural keys, while other times the key is generated when a new record is inserted into a table.   When a primary key is generated at runtime, it is called a surrogate key.

A natural key is a single column or set of columns that uniquely identifies a single record in a table, where the key columns are made up of real data.  When I say “real data” I mean data that has meaning and occurs naturally in the world of data.  A natural key is a column value that has a relationship with the rest of the column values in a given data record.  

keys that don’t have a natural relationship with the rest of the columns in a table.  The surrogate key is just a value that is generated and then stored with the rest of the columns in a record. The key value is typically generated at run time right before the record is inserted into a table.