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Entries extend and expand the functionality of PDI jobs. This page contains the list of supported Entries. 

A-F

Name Category Description
Abort job Utility

Abort the job.
Add filenames to result File management

Add filenames to result.
Amazon EMR Job Executor Big Data

Execute MapReduce jobs in Amazon EMR. 
Amazon Hive Job Executor Big Data

Execute Hive jobs in Amazon EMR. 
BulkLoad from Mysql into file Bulk loading

Load from a MySQL table into a file.
BulkLoad into MSSQL Bulk loading

Load data from a file into a MSSQL table.
BulkLoad into Mysql Bulk loading

Load data from a file into a MySQL table.
Check Db connections Conditions

Check if we can connect to one or several databases.
Check files locked Conditions

Check if one or several files are locked by another process.
Check if a folder is empty Conditions

Check if a folder is empty.
Check if connected to repository Repository

Return true if we are connected to a repository.
Check if XML file is well formed XML

Check if one or several XML files is/are well formed.
Check webservice availability Conditions

Check if a webservice is available.
Checks if files exist Conditions

Checks if files exist.
Columns exist in a table Conditions

Check if one or several columns exist in a table on a specified connection.
Compare folders File management

Compare two folders (or two files).
Convert file between Windows and Unix File management

Convert file content between Windows and Unix. Converting to Unix will replace CRLF (Carriage Return and line Feed) by LF (Line Feed).
Copy Files File management

Copy files.
Copy or Move result filenames File management

Copy or move result filenames (since version 5.0, this job entry has been renamed to Process result filenames and handles Delete as well).
Create a folder File management

Create a folder.
Create file File management

Create (an empty) file.
Decrypt files with PGP File encryption

Decrypt files encrypted with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). This job entry need GnuPG to work properly.
Delete file File management

Delete a file.
Delete filenames from result File management

Delete filenames from result.
Delete files File management

Delete files.
Delete folders File management

Delete specified folders.

if a the folder contains files, PDI will delete them all.
Display Msgbox Info Utility

Display a simple Message box Information.
DTD Validator XML Verify if an XML file corresponds to a certain structure or format.
Dummy General 

Use the Dummy job entry to do nothing in a job.
Encrypt files with PGP File encryption

Encrypt files with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). This job entry need GnuPG to work properly.
Evaluate files metrics Conditions

Evaluate files size or files count.
Evaluate rows number in a table Conditions

Evaluate the content of a table. You can also specify a SQL query.
Example plugin General

Is an example test job entry for a plugin.
Export repository to XML file Repository

Export repository to XML file.
File Compare File management

Compare 2 files.
File Exists Conditions

Checks if a file exists.
FTP Delete File transfer

Delete files in a remote host.

G-L

Name Category Description
Get a file with FTP File transfer

Get files using FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Get a file with FTPS File transfer

Get a file with FTP secure.
Get a file with SFTP File transfer

Get files using Secure FTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol).
Get mails (POP3/IMAP) Mail

Get mails (POP3/IMAP) server and save into a local folder.
Hadoop Copy Files Big Data 

Copies files in a Hadoop cluster from one location to another.
Hadoop job executor Big Data 

Execute a map/reduce job contained in a jar file.
HL7 MLLP Acknowledge Utility 

Acknowledge HL7 messages.
HL7 MLLP Input Utility 

Read data from HL7 data streams within a transformation.
HTTP File management

Get or upload a file using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
JavaScript Scripting

Evaluate the result of the execution of a previous job entry.
Job General

Execute a job.

M-R

Name Category Description
Mail Mail

Send an e-mail.
Mail validator Mail

Check the validity of an email address ( SNMP trap to a target host.
Move Files File management

Move files.
MS Access Bulk Load Deprecated

Load data into a Microsoft Access table from CSV file format. ATTENTION, at the moment only the insertion is available! If target table exists, a new one will be created and data inserted.
Oozie Job Executor Big Data 

Execute Oozie workflows.
Palo Cube Create Palo 

Create a cube on a Palo server.
Palo Cube Delete Palo 

Delete a cube on a Palo server.
Pentaho MapReduce Big Data

Execute transformation-based MapReduce jobs in Hadoop.
Pig Script Executor Big Data

Execute a Pig script on a Hadoop cluster.
Ping a host Utility

Ping a host.
Put a file with FTP File transfer

Put a file with FTP.
Process result filenames File management

Copy, move, or delete result filenames.
Put a file with SFTP File transfer

Put files using SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol).

S-Z

Name Category Description
Send information using Syslog Utility

Send information to another server using the Syslog protocol.
Send Nagios passive check Utility 

Send Nagios passive checks.
Send SNMP trap Utility

Send SNMP trap to a target host.
Set variables General

Set one or several variables.
Shell Scripting

Execute a shell script.
Simple evaluation Conditions

Evaluate one field or variable.
Spark Submit Big Data

Submit Spark jobs to Hadoop clusters.
SQL Scripting

Executes SQL on a certain database connection.
Sqoop Export Big Data

Export data from the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) into a relational database (RDBMS) using Apache Sqoop.
Sqoop Import Big Data

Import data from a relational database (RDBMS) into the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) using Apache Sqoop.
SSH2 Get Deprecated

Get files using SSH2 (Deprecated in 5.0 in favor of the SFTP job entry). 
SSH2 Put Deprecated

Put files in a remote host using SSH2 (Deprecated in 5.0 in favor of the SFTP job entry).
Start General  Defines the starting point for job execution. Every job must have one (and only one) Start.
Start a PDI Cluster on YARN Big Data

Start a PDI Cluster on YARN.
Stop a PDI Cluster on YARN Big Data

Stop a PDI Cluster on YARN.
Success General Clear any error state encountered in a job and forces it to a success state.
Table exists Conditions

Check if a table exists on a database connection.
Talend Job Execution Utility

Execute an exported Talend Job.
Transformation General

Run a transformation.
Truncate tables Utility

Truncate one or several tables.
Unzip file File management

Unzip file in a target folder.
Upload files to FTPS File transfer

Upload files to a FTP secure.
Verify file signature with PGP File encryption

Verify file signature with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). This job entry need GnuPG to work properly.
Wait for Conditions

Wait for a delay.
Wait for file File management

Wait for a file.
Wait for SQL Utility

Scan a database and success when a specified condition on returned rows is true.
Write to file File management

Write text content to file.
Write To Log Utility

Write message to log.
XSD Validator XML Perform an XSD validation against data in a file or in an input field.
XSL Transformation XML

Make an XSL transformation.
Zip file File management

Zip files from a directory and process files.

Replacements for Deprecated or Removed Job Entries

The following table lists deprecated or removed entries and their suggested replacements.

Removed or Deprecated Entry Replacement Entry
MS Access Bulk Load Entry Microsoft Access Output Step
SSH2 Get Entry Get a file with FTPS Entry
SSH2 Put Entry Upload files to FTPS Entry