DAC - Source System Parameters in DAC

 Source system Parameters in DAC                   

Parameters represent an attribute in ETL process, which is not hard coded for the source tables. It just defines the execution period for all the ETL process environments.

Source system parameters apply to all tasks in a source system container.

Source system parameters take priority over global external parameters.

Parameters used in the ETL process from source tables to target tables to define the various period of extracting data for the flexibility of business requirements to analyze.

On dimension tables we can set the default parameter values to view the changes occur on extracting the data over the period of time in Oracle BI Applications. If you do not want to track changes on a particular table, you can change the parameter value "Y" (yes) to "N" (no). Source Where we can see the source system Parameters:

Under Design TabàSource System Parameters….See the Image Below

In source system parameter we can define name for the parameter and its load type, data type and the variable name with its value.

Load Type: It defines the ETL process whether full load or incremental load for the source system.

Data Type: It defines the data type of the source system parameter going to load. Some of the data types can define in the source system parameters are.

Text

Time Stamp

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Parameter Value:

We have to define the parameter value, the value is classified into static or Runtime (dynamic).

Source System and task parameters that have either a Text or Timestamp data type can be specified as either static or runtime.

Static Variable:

Specifies a value that remains constant for all ETL runs. The values of static parameters are user defined and are not necessarily constant for all ETL processes.

Run Time (Dynamic):

The values for runtime parameters are provided by DAC and relate to runtime data. Such values are used in the ETL logic but cannot be predicted, such as process ID, last refresh timestamp, ETL start timestamp, and so on. Specifies the value will be provided by DAC during the execution of the task.

Some of the Run time Parameters predefined for DAC for the “Text”, shown below.

·         @DAC_CURRENT_PROCESS_ID. Returns the current process ID.

·         @DAC_DATASOURCE_NUM_ID. Returns the data source number ID.

·         @DAC_DATATARGET_NUM_ID. Returns the target database number ID.

·         @DAC_EXECUTION_PLAN_NAME. Returns the name of the current execution plan.

·         @DAC_EXECUTION_PLAN_RUN_NAME. Returns the run name of the current execution plan.

·         @DAC_READ_MODE. Returns the "read mode" while running the task. The possible values are FULL and INCREMENTAL.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_DBTYPE. Returns the task's primary source database type.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_TABLE_OWNER. Returns the table owner of the source database.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_PRUNE_DAYS. Returns the number of prune days for the primary source as defined in the execution plan connectivity parameters.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_PRUNE_MINUTES. Returns the number of prune minutes for the primary source as defined in the execution plan connectivity parameters

·         @DAC_TARGET_DBTYPE. Returns the task's primary target database type.

·         @DAC_TARGET_PRUNE_DAYS. Returns the number of prune days for the primary target as defined in the execution plan connectivity parameters.

·         @DAC_TARGET_PRUNE_MINUTES. Returns the number of prune minutes for the primary target as defined in the execution plan connectivity parameter.

·         @DAC_TARGET_TABLE_OWNER. Returns the table owner of the target database.

·         @DAC_TASK_NAME. Returns the task name of the task that is currently running.

·         @DAC_TASK_NUMBER_OF_LOOPS. Returns the task's total number of loops as defined in the task's extended property.

·         @DAC_TASK_RUN_INSTANCE_NUMBER. Returns the instance number of the task currently running.

·         @DAC_TASK_RUN_INSTANCE_NUMBER_DESC. Returns the instance number of the task currently running in descending order.

·         @DAC_TASK_FULL_COMMAND. Returns the name of the Informatica workflow for a task's full load command.

·         @DAC_TASK_INCREMENTAL_COMMAND. Returns the name of the Informatica workflow for a task's incremental load command.

·         @DAC_WRITE_MODE. Returns the "write mode" while running the task. The possible values are FULL and INCREMENTAL

DAC Variables for the Timestamp Data Type

The following variables are available when you define a runtime parameter of the Timestamp data type.

·         @DAC_ETL_START_TIME. Returns the timestamp for the start time of the ETL process.

·         @DAC_ETL_START_TIME_FOR_SOURCE. Returns the timestamp for the source database.

·         @DAC_ETL_START_TIME_FOR_TARGET. This variable returns the timestamp for the target database.

·         @DAC_ETL_PRUNED_START_TIME. Returns the current execution plan's actual start time minus the prune minutes.

·         @DAC_ETL_PRUNED_START_TIME_FOR_SOURCE. Returns the current execution plan's actual start time adjusted to the source database time zone, minus the prune minutes.

·         @DAC_ETL_PRUNED_START_TIME_FOR_TARGET. Returns the current execution plan's actual start time adjusted to the target database time zone, minus the prune minutes.

·         @DAC_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. Returns the current timestamp of the DAC Server.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_REFRESH_TIMESTAMP. Returns the minimum of the task's primary or auxiliary source tables last refresh timestamp.

·         @DAC_TARGET_REFRESH_TIMESTAMP. Returns the minimum of the task's primary or auxiliary target tables' last refresh timestamp.

·         @DAC_SOURCE_PRUNED_REFRESH_TIMESTAMP. Returns the minimum of the task's primary or auxiliary source tables last refresh timestamp, minus the prune minutes.

·         @DAC_TARGET_PRUNED_REFRESH_TIMESTAMP. Returns the minimum of the task's primary or auxiliary target tables last refresh timestamp, minus the prune minutes.