Birst Upload

Overview

You can use this Snap to write and upload data to Birst.

This is a Write-type Snap.
Works in Ultra Tasks

Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and known issues

None.

Snap views


Type	Description	Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input	This Snap has exactly one document input view. The format of the document is expected to be a flat map, having only scalar values as attributes. The map values will be formatted into a CSV record.	CSV Parser SOAP Execute Mapper
Output	This Snap has at most one document output view. The view will provide the status of the upload or publish (if publish option is enabled).	Mapper Union Binary Copy
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

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Expression icon (): Allows using JavaScript syntax to access SnapLogic Expressions to set field values dynamically (if enabled). If disabled, you can provide a static value. Learn more.
SnapGPT (): Generates SnapLogic Expressions based on natural language using SnapGPT. Learn more.
Suggestion icon (): Populates a list of values dynamically based on your Snap configuration. You can select only one attribute at a time using the icon. Type into the field if it supports a comma-separated list of values.
Upload : Uploads files. Learn more.

Learn more about the icons in the Snap settings dialog.


Field/Field set	Type	Description
Label	String	Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.
Data source	String/Expression	Specify the name of the data source where you want to upload the data. Default value: N/A Example: Foobar2
Space id	String/Expression	Required. Specify the Space ID on Birst to upload to. Default value: N/A Example: 3a38cbe4-31e6-49c1-a5a8-b3bfa41ed9af
Publish post upload	Checkbox	Required. Select this option to publish the data on Birst when the upload completes. Default status: Deselected Example: Selected
Contains headers	Checkbox	Required. Select this option to indicate that the incoming data contains a header. Default status: Selected Example: Deselected
Subgroups	Use this field set to process groups to publish the data. The groups need to be defined in the data source first.
Subgroups column	String/Expression/ Suggestion	Required. Specify the names of the processing groups to publish the data source. The property accepts pipeline parameters. Default value: N/A Example: ProductSubcategory Note: You must predefine the processing groups in the Data Source's properties on Birst. To predefine the properties, navigate to ADMIN > Define Sources > Manage Sources > <source name> > Properties > Processing Group Name(s).
Publish timeout	Integer	Specify the seconds to wait for publishing to Birst to finish. If the timeout threshold is exceeded, then the pipeline will fail. Default value: 40 Example: 30
Snap execution	Dropdown list	Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are: `Validate & Execute`. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime. `Execute only`. Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data. `Disabled`. Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Note: It is possible that you will not see the published data by the Snap in Birst. In that case, follow Your-Space > Admin > Define sources > Manage sources. The uploaded files exists, but if you select any uploaded file and select the settings button, the Ignore source option is enabled. Here you want to disable the ignore option.