Specifying a Table Input for a Process Job Node

You can specify the output table from one node as the input to the next node in a process job. In the job shown in the next display, the Work Table Reader 1 node gets the output table from Data Job 2.

Work Table Reader 1 Gets the Output Table from Data Job 2

Perform the following steps to specify the output table from one node as the input to the next node in a process job. It is assumed that you are working in a process job with at least one node that produces an output table. If you need help with creating such a job, see Creating a Process Job.

1. Open the properties dialog for a node that comes after a node that produces an output table .
2. Click the Inputs tab.
3. Select the row for the TABLE property, as shown in the next display.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click Source Binding. If an input table is available, the Source Binding wizard displays.
5. Select a table, as shown in the next display.
   
   
   
   
6. Click Next. The Source Column page displays.
7. Select the appropriate option from the Import Input Columns control, such as From Source Table. The wizard will try to map the source column to a column for the current node. In the next display, a single output column (STATE) is available from the source table, so it is automatically mapped as an input column for the current node.
   
   
   
   
8. Click Finish to apply the source binding. The next step is to specify the method for reading the table.
9. Select the row for the READMODE property. Expand the row so that you can read the description of the two options for this property. SINGLEROW reads a row specified by index. NEXTROW reads the next row in the set.
10. Click Edit Default Value. Enter NEXTROW unless you know that an index is available.
11. Click OK to save the value for READMODE.

Typically you will not change the default for the __MAX_REUSE property. You should now have a working table input for the current node.