Row Generation Transform

Row Generation Transform
Summary:
The Row Generation transform does nothing else than generating one row after the other
with one INTEGER column only.Row_Generation transform produces a dataset with a
single column. The column values start with the number that we specify in the Row number
starts at option. The value then increments by one to specified number of rows as set in
the Row count option. This transform does not allow any input data set.
Prerequisite: Following setting is required to be done at the Row-Generation transform
level, options available under Row_Generation transform:
1)Row number starts at: An integer with which row numbering starts. If you set this option
to 1, the first row will be labeled 1, the second row will be labeled 2, and so on. If you leave
this blank, numbering will start at zero (0). For added flexibility, you can enter a global
variable or substitution parameter.
2) Row count: A positive integer indicating the number of rows in the output data set. For
added flexibility, you can enter a global variable or substitution parameter .
3)Join rank: A positive integer indicating the weight of the output data set if the data set is
used in a join. Sources in the join are accessed in order based on their join ranks. The
highest ranked source is accessed first to construct the join.
4)Cache: Select this check box to hold the output from the transform in memory to be used
in subsequent transforms.Select Cache only if the resulting data set is small enough to fit in
memory.
Example Scenario:
In this scenario we have two tables out of which first table is related to Plant -it includes
Plant, Number of Items(count),Item number starts(starting number of items) and second
table related to Item details- it includes Item number & description of Items. When we select
any Plant (i.e. P1) we need to get entire details (Item details like Item number and
description) related to that concern plant (i.e. P1) in to separate target (File/Table).We can
achieve this scenario by using Row generation.
Note: First we have to load Plant and Item Details from files to database tables (TB_Plant &
TB_Itemdetails) by using Imperio_Rowgeneration_Plant and
Imperio_Rowgeneration_Item files as sources (which is provided in Attachments).
The following figures1, 2 and 3 are Sample Plant, Item Details and target tables in our
scenario.
Plant No.of items Item No.starts
P1 4 1000
P2 4 1005
Figure 1: Sample Initial data Plant Table
Item Number Description
1000 Baseball Bat
1001 Ball point pen
1002 Bags
1003 Belt
Figure 2: Sample Initial data Item Details Table
Plant Item Number Description
P1 1000 Baseball Bat
P1 1001 Ball point pen
P1 1002 Bags
P1 1003 Belt
Figure 3: Target Data in file or Table
This Figure 4 shows project area, we have to create project, Job, work flow and data flow.

Below figures 4, 5 and 6 are shows ETL flow of our Job.
In figure4 first data flow ,we have loaded data from files(Imperio_Rowgeneration_Plant,
Imperio_Rowgeneration_Itemdetails) to table(TB_Plant & TB_Itemdetails).

Figure 5: ETL Flow
In this script we have pulled data related Item Number Starts, Number of Items columns from
TB_Plant table by using following statements.
Note: In figure6 $Row_Num_Starts and $Row_Count are Variables, here we are
passing values to this variables by using SQL Statements.

Figure 6: Script for SQL Statements
Drag Row Generation ,Query transformations and template table into workarea after that
connect all objects same as figure7.

Pass Variables $Row_Num_Starts and $Row_Count into Row number starts at and Row
Count Fields as of Figure 8.

Figure 8: under Row Generation transform
In this Query Transformation we are passing $Plant Variable to Plant Column (to select plant
dynamically during Job execution time) in Figure9.
We have to take lookup from Table TB_Itemdetails to get Description by comparing Item
number from Table TB_Itemdetails and DI_ROW_ID from input schema by using new
function call(Function) In figure 10.

Figure 9: under Query transform

Figure 10: Look up function for Description Column (new output function call )
Source Data:
Source data in plant table in figure 11.

Source data in Item Details table in figure 12.

Row Generation Transform in BODS 4
Target Data:
Populate Value to Plant Variable at job Execution time shown in figure 13

Figure 13: Global Variable screen at job execution properties
Required plant in Target data shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14: Target data
Attachment:
Use the below file as source for working out on the transformation
Click Here to Download Source File 1.
Click Here to Download Source File 2.
Import the below .atl file in the Data Services Designer to find the Job for the above
transformation.
Click Here to Download ATL File.

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