YAML Input

YAML Input

Description The YAML Input transform reads data from YAML structures, files or incoming fields.	Supported Engines Hop Engine Spark Flink Dataflow
Hop Engine
Spark
Flink
Dataflow

Options

File Tab

Option	Description
Transform name	Name of the transform.
Source is defined in a field?	Whether or not the source is in a field from a previous transform.
Source is a filename	Whether or not the source is a filename, else a directory.
get source from a field	The field containing the filename or directory.
File or directory	The file or directory path.
Add	Adds the file or directory to the Selected files list.
Browse	Browses the local filesystem for a file or directory.
Regular Expression
Selected files	The selected files or directories.
Delete	Deletes selected lines from the list.
Edit	Moved the selected line for editting.
Show filename(s)	Previews the filename.

Content Tab

Option	Description
Ignore empty file	Whether or not to ignore empty files.
Do not raise an error if no files	Whether or not the raise an error if no files are available.
Limit	Sets a limit to be read.
Include filename in output?	Adds the filename to the output rows.
Filename fieldname	The field containing the filename.
Rownum in output?	Adds the row number to the output rows.
Rownum fieldname	The field containing the row number.
Add files to result filesname

Fields Tab

Option	Description
Name	The name of the output field.
Key	The key to the element.
Type	The data type to convert to.
Format	The format or conversion mask to use in the data type conversion.
Length	The length of the output data type.
Precision	The precision of the output data type.
Currency	The currency symbol to use during data type conversion.
Decimal	The numeric decimal symbol to use during data type conversion.
Group	The numeric grouping symbol to use during data type conversion.
Trim type	The type of trimming to use during data type conversion.
Get fields	Approximates fields from the input.

Last updated 2025-09-04 18:23:28 +0200