You insert parameters in your flows to specify values at run time, rather than hardcoding
the values. Specifying the value of the parameter each time that you run the job ensures that you
use the correct resources, such as the database to connect to and the file name to
reference.
About this task
After you add parameters and parameter sets to your flow, you insert them into properties
for various stages. Properties that you can substitute a parameter for have the job parameter icon
next to the property value field.If you delete a parameter, ensure that you remove the references
to the parameter from your job design. If you do not remove the references, your job might
fail.
Procedure
-
Open the stage that you want edit. For example, a Sequential File stage.
- Expand the Properties section and click the
Parameterize icon (
{#}
) next to the property.
- Select the parameter that you want to use, then click Select.
The parameter is displayed in the property field, delimited by number signs (#
).
For example, #Parameter_name#.
If you add a parameter that is included in a parameter set, the parameter set name precedes the
name of the parameter. For example, #Parameter_set_name.Parameter_name#.
- Click Save.