In the step window, specify the HCP object URL for the transformation to locate. You can also select the default annotation or a specific target annotation name to read, located at the specified object URL. There are two methods for designating an object URL and target annotation name to read. You can:
- Define and populate text fields within the transformation that contain the object URL or target annotation name (recommended).
- Manually enter an object URL and annotation name.
You can create and populate text fields two ways: either by using a transformation variable or by using values from a PDI step, such as Query HCP, Data Grid, or Get File Names.
The Read metadata from HCP step contains the following options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| HCP VFS Connection | From the drop-down list, select the VFS connection you created for this transformation to connect to your HCP repository. |
| Select incoming field for your Object URL | From the drop-down list, select the name of a text field that
contains the target HCP object URL. This text field is defined by a previous step in
the transformation. You can also enter the object URL directly into the field. For example: https://test.hcptest.pentaho.net/axis.gif |
| Annotation to read from |
Select a target annotation name to read, using one of the following
options:
|
| Outgoing field | Specify the name of the field downstream in the transformation that will contain the data read from the designated object URL and annotation name. |