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The Graphical View tab contains the canvas on which transformations and = jobs are drawn. There will be a separate tab for each job and/or transforma= tion you currently have open with an icon indicating the file type. The Gra= phical View tab(s) provide an easy to understand representation of the work= that needs to be done and the flow of the data.
The following topics are covered in this section:
Adding steps to a transformation (or a job entry to a job) on the canvas i=
s easy: simply select a step type from the tree on the left and drag in ont=
o the canvas:
At the location of the mouse you will see a square that represents the l= ocation of the steps when you let go of the button. When you let go of the = mouse button the selected step (Text file input) will become part of the tr= ansformation.
You can also add a transformation step by right-clicking on the workspac= e and selecting New Step, then Step type.=
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If you right click on a step or job entry that is drawn on the graphical v=
iew, you will get a popup-menu that allows you to select the option: "Hide =
step". This will remove the step from the graphical view, but not delete it=
.
This section describes the right-click menu options when you right-click o=
n a transformation step in the Graphical View.
This opens the step dialog so that you can change its settings.
This opens a dialog that allows you to enter a textual description of th= e step.
See Distribute or copy for a complete description of the available data = movement options.
See Launching several copies of a step.
This option allows you to copy the XML defining the step to the clipboar= d. You can then paste this step into another transformation.
This option will create a copy, positioned a bit lower to the right of t= he original step.
This will permanently remove the step from the transformation.
This will hide the step in the Graphical View, but not remove it from th= e transformation.
This option tries to determine all the fields and their origin by tracin= g the input-streams back to their source.
This option adds the fields of the current step to the ones of the input= fields and shows the result.
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This opens a new tab displaying the selected transformation or job.
This opens the dialog for the job entry allow you to change the settings= .
This opens a dialog that allows you to enter a textual description of th= e job entry.
This option will create a copy, positioned a bit lower to the right of t= he original job entry.
Copies the XML describing the selected job entries to the clipboard.
This option allows you to keep the graph clean by aligning job entries w= ith each other.
Unlinks this job entry from the hops that connect it to other steps.
Delete all copies of this job entry, not just this one.
On the graphical view the quickest way to create a new hop is by dragging =
with the mouse from one step to another using the middle button. You can al=
so drag the left button and press the SHIFT key at the same time. For a mor=
e complete explanation regarding hops, please refer to .06 Hop=
s.
Shortcut Action Ctrl-Up Align selected steps to top of selection Ctrl-Down Align selected steps to bottom of selection Ctrl-Left Align selected steps to left of selection Ctrl-Right Align selected steps to right of selection Alt-Right Distribute selected steps horizontally Alt-Up Distribute selected steps vertically Space Show output steps (whilst mouse cursor is over a step)
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