The tap-db2 extractor pulls data from IBM DB2 that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.
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Getting Started
Prerequisites
If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:
Installation and configuration
-
Add the tap-db2 extractor to your
project using
:meltano add
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Configure the tap-db2
settings using
:meltano config
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Test that extractor settings are valid using
:meltano config
meltano add extractor tap-db2
meltano config tap-db2 set --interactive
meltano config tap-db2 test
Next steps
Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.
Capabilities
The current capabilities for
tap-db2
may have been automatically set when originally added to the Hub. Please review the
capabilities when using this extractor. If you find they are out of date, please
consider updating them by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the
capabilities for this extractor.
This plugin has the following capabilities:
- catalog
- discover
- state
You can
override these capabilities or specify additional ones
in your meltano.yml
by adding the capabilities
key.
Settings
The
tap-db2
settings that are known to Meltano are documented below. To quickly
find the setting you're looking for, click on any setting name from the list:
cursor_array_size
database
hostname
offset_value
password
port
use_date_datatype
use_singer_decimal
username
You can also list these settings using
with the meltano config
list
subcommand:
meltano config tap-db2 list
You can
override these settings or specify additional ones
in your meltano.yml
by adding the settings
key.
Please consider adding any settings you have defined locally to this definition on MeltanoHub by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the settings for this plugin.
Cursor Array Size (cursor_array_size)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_CURSOR_ARRAY_SIZE
The size of the cursor to use when querying data. Default 1.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set cursor_array_size [value]
Database (database)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_DATABASE
The database name.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set database [value]
Hostname (hostname)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_HOSTNAME
Your DB2 hostname.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set hostname [value]
Offset Value (offset_value)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_OFFSET_VALUE
The offset to use for querying data. Only needed for development and edge cases. The state bookmarks usually keep track of this.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set offset_value [value]
Password (password)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_PASSWORD
Your DB2 password.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set password [value]
Port (port)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_PORT
The database port.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set port [value]
Use Date Datatype (use_date_datatype)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_USE_DATE_DATATYPE
Whether to add date format to the schema when date strings are provided. Default False.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set use_date_datatype [value]
Use Singer Decimal (use_singer_decimal)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_USE_SINGER_DECIMAL
Whether to add decimal format to the schema when decimal strings are provided. Default False.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set use_singer_decimal [value]
Username (username)
-
Environment variable:
TAP_DB2_USERNAME
Your DB2 username.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-db2 set username [value]
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