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DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.5: User Guide

Customize Parse Definition Quick Editor - New Parse Definition

To begin a new parse definition in the Parse Definition Quick Editor, click File > New to open the New Parse Definition dialog.

Root category

A Root Category is where all basic and derived rules begin. Here, you begin creating the root category for your parse definition.

Abbreviation - Type a grammar abbreviation for the Root Category for your new parse definition.

Name - Enter the name of the Root Category for your new parse definition.

Initial settings

Chop table - Click the Chop Table drop-down list to select an existing chop table.

Normalization regexlib - Click the Normalization Regexlib drop-down list to select an existing regexlib.

Select a data input type for the project

Select the type of data input used in the data job.

Select an input table

Select a data input table from the list provided (this list is based on your selection in the previous dialog).

Button	Name	Description
	Refresh	Refreshes the table list.
	Properties	Opens the table properties for the selected table.

Refresh - Click Refresh to update the Select Table list after you make changes using the ODBC Data Source Administrator or DataFlux Connection Administrator. If you select a data source type that prompts you to select an associated file, and then decide that you would rather select another data source, click Refresh to clear the file first selected.

View - Click the table you want to view and then click View. The table opens in DBViewer.

Properties - Click to display the Table Properties dialog when a table is selected in the Select Table list. This dialog lists useful information about the selected table, such as field name, source, and field lengths. You can print this information or export it as a .txt, .csv, or .xls file.

ODBC Administrator - Click Administrator to specify data locations, connect to data sources, and perform other data set configuration activities. To learn more about this tool, click Help on the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog.

DataFlux Connection Administrator - Click DataFlux Connection Administrator to open the dialog.

To learn more about the DataFlux Connection Administrator, refer to the DataFlux Connection Administrator topic.

Select an input field

Select an input field from the Fieldname drop-down list. This list is based on the fields available from your data source.

Your results appear in the Parse Definition Quick Editor:

Click the tabs available under the toolbar to view your data.