The following options are available for the Cassandra Input
transformation step:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Step name | Specify the unique name of the Cassandra Input step on the canvas. You can customize the name or leave it as the default. |
| Cassandra host | Specify the host name for the connection to the Cassandra server. |
| Cassandra port | Specify the port number for the connection to the Cassandra server. |
| Socket timeout | Set an optional connection timeout period, specified in milliseconds. |
| Transport max length | Set an optional maximum object size that can be sent. |
| Username | Specify the username of the target keyspace and/or table authentication details. |
| Password | Specify the password of the target keyspace and/or table authentication details. |
| Keyspace | Specify the keyspace (database) name. |
| Use query compression | Select if you want to compress the text of the CQL query before sending it to the server. |
| Execute query for each incoming row | Select to execute a query for each input row. |
| Show schema | Click to open a dialog box that shows metadata for the table named in the CQL SELECT query. |
| Preview | Click to display the rows generated by this step. |