Type Inspector

Overview

You can use this Snap to analyze the input data types in a dataset and get a count of each data type present in the input. This can be uselful if you have multiple data types.


Type Inspector Snap

  • Transform-type Snap
  • Works in Ultra Tasks when the Batch size is set to 1.

Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and known issues

None.

Snap views

View Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input This Snap supports a maximum of one document input view.
Output This Snap supports a maximum of one document output view. A document that contains information about data types.
Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:

  • Stop Pipeline Execution Stops the current pipeline execution when an error occurs.
  • Discard Error Data and Continue Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
  • Route Error Data to Error View Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap settings

Note:
  • Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
  • Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
  • Add icon (Plus Icon): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
  • Remove icon (Minus Icon): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field / Field set Type Description
Label String

Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline.

Default value: Type Inspector

Example: Analyze customer data
Full class name Checkbox

Select this checkbox to output the full class name instead of a shorter one. For example, java.math.BigInteger is the full class name of BigInteger.

Default status: Deselected
Aggregate Checkbox

Select this checkbox to display the aggregated count of each data type for each field.

Default status: Deselected
Snap execution Dropdown list
Select 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.

Default value: Validate & Execute

Example: Execute only

Examples