General

Pentaho Data Integration

Version
9.3.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-95PDIA003-15


Table input step

The following fields are general to this transformation step:
Field Description
Step name Specify the unique name of the Table Input step on the canvas. You can customize the name or leave it as the default.
Connection Use the list to select the name of an existing database connection. Select the connection according to the database you are accessing.
  • If you are using the following database types with Spark on AEL, select one of the following:
    • Cloudera Impala: Select if you are using an Impala database.
    • Hadoop Hive 2/3: Select if you are using small unmanaged tables in Hive on a secure HDP cluster, or if you are using Hive tables on an Amazon EMR cluster.
    • Hive Warehouse Connector: Select if you are using large unmanaged tables in Hive, or if you are using managed Hive tables on a secure HDP cluster.
  • For all others, select the connection according to the relational database type.

If you do not have an existing connection, click New or Wizard. If you need to modify an existing connection, click Edit.