ProvidesDatabaseConnectionInformation (PDI Engine 9.4.0.0-343 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ProvidesModelerMeta

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabaseLookupMeta, DimensionLookupMeta, InsertUpdateMeta, TableOutputMeta
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public interface ProvidesDatabaseConnectionInformation
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An interface for transformation steps that connect to a database table. For example a table output step or a bulk loader. This interface is used by the Agile BI plugin to determine which steps it can model or visualize.

Author:

jamesdixon

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta`	`getDatabaseMeta()`	Returns the database meta for this step
`String`	`getMissingDatabaseConnectionInformationMessage()`	Provides a way for this object to return a custom message when database connection information is incomplete or missing.
`String`	`getSchemaName()`	Returns the schema name for this step.
`String`	`getTableName()`	Returns the table name for this step

- Method Detail
  - getDatabaseMeta
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org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta getDatabaseMeta()
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    Returns the database meta for this step
    
    Returns:
  - getTableName
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String getTableName()
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    Returns the table name for this step
    
    Returns:
  - getSchemaName
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String getSchemaName()
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    Returns the schema name for this step.
    
    Returns:
  - getMissingDatabaseConnectionInformationMessage
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String getMissingDatabaseConnectionInformationMessage()
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    Provides a way for this object to return a custom message when database connection information is incomplete or missing. If this returns null a default message will be displayed for missing information.
    
    Returns:
    
    A friendly message that describes that database connection information is missing and, potentially, why.