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:description: The Teradata Bulkloader transform supports fastloading data into a Teradata database using the fastload command line tool.

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= image:transforms/icons/terafast.svg[Teradata Bulk Loader transform Icon, role="image-doc-icon"] Teradata Bulk Loader

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== Description

The Teradata Bulkloader transform supports fastloading data into a Teradata database using the fastload command line tool.

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== Supported Engines
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!Hop Engine! image:check_mark.svg[Supported, 24]
!Spark! image:question_mark.svg[Maybe Supported, 24]
!Flink! image:question_mark.svg[Maybe Supported, 24]
!Dataflow! image:question_mark.svg[Maybe Supported, 24]
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== Options

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|Option|Description
|Transform name|Name of the transform this name has to be unique in a single pipeline.
|Use control file| Work in control file mode.
|Control file|The path to the control file to be used.
|Variable Substitution in control file|Make use of POI Variables (eg: {openvar}RUN_ID{closevar}) in the control file.
|Path to fastload|The path to the fastload command line utility.
|Error log|An optional Error log to be created by Fastload.
|Connection|A connection to the Teradata DB.
|Target table|The table to be loaded.
|Truncate table|Truncate the target table before loading.
|Data file|The name of the temporary data file.
|Sessions|Number of sessions to be used by Fastload.
|Error limit|The error limit for Fastload.
|Field mapping|Definition of POI <-> DB Field mapping.
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=== Fastload Control File

Runs as a transform within a pipeline completely independent from other transforms.