Configuration Files

These tables describe the parameters and values you need to specify before you run the Custom Groovy Script job.

Table 1. inputFileConfig
Parameter Description
pb.bdq.input.type Input file type. The values can be: file, TEXT, or ORC.
pb.bdq.inputfile.path The path where you have placed the input file on HDFS. For example, /user/hduser/sampledata/groovy/input/groovy_Input.csv
textinputformat.record.delimiter File record delimiter used in the text type input file. For example, LINUX, MACINTOSH, or WINDOWS
pb.bdq.inputformat.field.delimiter Field or column delimiter used in the input file, such as comma (,) or tab.
pb.bdq.inputformat.text.qualifier Text qualifiers, if any, in the columns or fields of the input file.
pb.bdq.inputformat.file.header Comma-separated value of the headers used in the input file.
pb.bdq.inputformat.skip.firstrow If the first row is to be skipped from processing. The values can be True or False, where True indicates skip.
Table 2. scriptExecuterConfig
Parameter Description
pb.bdq.job.type This is a constant value that defines the job. The value for this job is: CustomScript.
pb.bdq.job.name Name of the job. Default is CustomScriptSample.
pb.bdq.dim.date.pattern Specifies the date pattern to be used in the job as: M/d/yy
Note: This is an optional property.
pb.bdq.dim.datetime.pattern Specifies the date-time pattern to be used in the job as: M/d/yy h:mm a
Note: This is an optional property.
pb.bdq.dim.time.pattern Specifies the time pattern to be used in the job as: h:mm a
Note: This is an optional property.
pb.bdq.dim.groovy.input.fields.0 Specifies the input fields and their data types in the format: {"name":<"name of the field">,"type":<"field type">}.

For example, {"name":"AddressLine2","type":"string"}
pb.bdq.dim.groovy.output.fields.0 Specifies the input fields and their data types in the format: {"name":<"name of the field">,"type":<"field type">}.

For example, {"name":"AddressLine2","type":"string"}
pb.bdq.dim.groovy.script.0 Path of the groovy script to be executed. For Example, /home/hduser/script/groovy.txt
Table 3. mapReduceConfig
Specifies the MapReduce configuration parameters
Use this file to customize MapReduce parameters, such as mapreduce.map.memory.mb, mapreduce.reduce.memory.mb and mapreduce.map.speculative, as needed for your job.
Table 4. OutputFileConfig
Parameter Description
pb.bdq.output.type Specify if the output is in: file, TEXT, or ORC format.
pb.bdq.outputfile.path The path where you want the output file to be generated on HDFS. For example, /user/hduser/sampledata/groovy/output
pb.bdq.outputformat.field.delimiter Field or column delimiter in the output file, such as comma (,) or tab.
pb.bdq.output.overwrite For a true value, the output folder is overwritten every time job is run.
pb.bdq.outputformat.headerfile.create Specify true, if the output file needs to have a header.