DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.5: User Guide

Pattern Analysis Node

You can add a Pattern Analysis node to a data job to look for patterns in a data source. Once you have added the node, you can double-click it to open its properties dialog. The properties dialog includes the following elements:

Name - Enables you to enter a name for the node.

Notes - Enables you to open the Notes dialog. You use the dialog to enter optional details or any other relevant information for the input.

Locale - Enables you to select the locale within your Quality Knowledge Base that DataFlux Data Management Studio should use for Pattern Analysis.

The Pattern analysis fields section of the dialog includes the following elements:

Available - Displays the fields that you can make available for the next step in your data job. Items displayed in this list are dependent on your data sources and any preceding steps in your data job.

Selected - Displays the fields that will be made available to the next node in your data job.

Additional Outputs -Displays the Additional Outputs dialog. This dialog enables you to specify the fields that you can make available to the next node in your data job.

You can access the following advanced properties by right-clicking the Pattern Analysis node:

• BF_LOCALE
• BF_PATH
• EXCEPTION_ACTION
• EXCEPTION_INFO
• FIELD_MAP
• LOCALE_FIELD
• LOCALE_LIST
• PATTERN_SOURCE
• PRESERVENULL