Answered Questions

  • How many input files?

    With open a graph how should we know how many input files are using in that graph?

    Rahul

    • Apr 7th, 2015

    Hi Puneet its asking for object relative path...Could you please elaborate a little bit.

  • Inner Join

    What will be output for Inner join having no key when I/P in two respective Input Ports are:- Input1 = 1,1 (one record with two fields) Input2 = 1,1,1 (one record with three fields)?

    vijayv

    • Feb 3rd, 2012

    Yes, this is wonderful scenario.
    in0:1,1
    in1:1,1,2
    when we are using inner join wil get 4 records
    (1,1)(1,1)(1,1)(1,1).
    when we are using cartesian join (with out key) wil get 6 records.
    i.e. 2 X 3 records....(1,1)(1,1)(1,2)(1,1)(1,1)(1,2) records.
    Thank you

    P N Reddy

    • Jan 12th, 2012

    Yes you will get only one record when you have not given any key in join that will give you the cartisean product. since you have the inputs as in0-1record and ina-1record 1 cross 1 is 1. the output ...

  • Creating Dynamic .pset

    Hi Guys, I have a requirement : We need to design a graph for transition of some files. The details like filename, parameter_id (unique) we need to get from a table in DB and these should be included in the graph pset one at a time. That means for every unique parameter_id graph should run once. Like we can have the parameter_id as the Job_name for the graph. But how we will create such psets dynamically...

    Satish

    • Oct 8th, 2012

    I am really not sure why you will have to create a dynamic PSet. That parameter file is for the static values but not the dynamic values. If you have some value witch is stored in the system and if yo...

    Siva

    • Jul 11th, 2012

    You can use the air commands to create PSET for graph and add parameters to PSET. These commands can be executed in the wrapper scripts inside the while loop.

    example/syntax:

    air sandbox pset graph1.pset -protoype $PROJECT_DIR/mp/mygraph.mp

    air sandbox parameter -path

  • Abinitio Login's Validation

    How can we login into the abinitio as a developer?

    puneetdking

    • Sep 30th, 2011

    If u have access to Development server provided by the firm u r working with, then you can log in as developer by giving host name (Dev server name), host type, connection method, your login id and password from Settings > Manage connection menu in abinitio tool

  • what is m_dump

    shan

    • Oct 11th, 2012

    M_dump is used to view data as in graphs

    m_dump [-dml] [-file]

    Nv

    • Feb 3rd, 2012

    Cat file.dml will work fine but it wont display the record format in a formatted way..You can think of m_dump as "view data in formatted " manner.

  • what is the syntax of m_dump command?

    shan

    • Oct 11th, 2012

    M-dump to display record format:m_dump [-dml] [-datafile]

    Ashutosh Prasad

    • Sep 8th, 2012

    M_dump is abinitio utility to view the content of a file[Serial/MFS] in a formatted way.

    Syntax :

    m_dump

    There are other options such as :

    -select
    -no-print-data
    -print-data
    -start # -end #
    -record
    etc..