You can define actions to perform with an associated utility,
such as the pr0hdfs Big Data loader, as part of the convert process.
- Open a convert request for a target file format, such as
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), that includes convert actions.
- From the Target File Options tab,
click the Actions tab.
- Click Use actions.
- In the Action list, select a convert
process action to use with a utility.
- In the Executable location field,
enter the location of the utility executable file. Use a fully-qualified
path only (not a relative path).
- In the Command line options field,
enter command line options for the utility.
- To include Optim™ variables
in the command line statement, complete the following steps:
- From the Optim variable delimiter list,
select a delimeter that will identify Optim variables.
- Click Insert Optim variable. The Insert Optim Variable
window opens.
- Select a variable and click OK. The variable is displayed in the Command line
options field.
- Define processing options to Optim such
as utility keywords and values. The options will be appended to the
command line statement.
To define processing options,
complete the following steps:
- Click Processing Options. The Processing Options window opens.
- In the Keyword column, enter
the keyword used by the utility.
- In the Value column, enter the
value for the keyword.
For a log file, enter the log
file location. Use a fully-qualified path only (not a relative path).
For
an Optim variable, click Insert
Optim Variable to select from a list of Optim variables.
- In the Classification column,
select a classification for the keyword.
For a log file,
select Log file location.
For an Optim variable, select Optim
variable.
For an user-defined variable, select User
defined.
- Click OK.
- Select one of the On error options to
determine whether the convert service stops or continues processing
if an error occurs.
- To review the command line statement, click Preview.
- Save the convert service.