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DB Update plugin (deprecated) for Jitterbit private agent groups

Introduction

The DB Update plugin batch inserts/updates to a database from a file, or creates a control file to run Oracle SQL Loader. The DB Update plugin supports NVARCHAR2 and supports CLOB column type when using Oracle.

This plugin can be associated only with private agent groups and is not available on the Jitterbit cloud agent groups.

Important

Plugins provided by Jitterbit are deprecated.

Download and add the plugin

The DB Update plugin must be downloaded at the link provided below and added to the organization.

Associate the plugin with an agent group

The DB Update plugin must be associated with a private agent group to make the plugin available on all agents in the group.

Set variables and use the plugin in a project

Refer to these topics for information about using plugins in a project:

The DB Update plugin can perform a batch insert/update or a replicate using the variables listed below.

Perform batch insert/update

To perform a batch insert/update, set the variable jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.UseOracleSqlldr to false or null.

The plugin reads data from the target file and inserts/updates a database table. The target file is assumed to be in CSV format with UTF-8 encoding.

The plugin log can be found under <JITTERBIT_HOME>/log/plugin/. Example log file name: DbUpdate_Account_2013_03_11.log.

Perform replicate

To perform a replicate:

  1. Set the variable jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.UseOracleSqlldr to true.
  2. Set the variable jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.ControlFile to create the filenames:
    • The control filename is concatenated from the variable value + .ctrl.
    • The data filename is concatenated from the variable value + .data.
    • The SQLLDR log file name is concatenated from the variable value + .log.

The process may generate a sequence of responses from query/queryMore.

The plugin will run on the target file at the end of the response transformation.

The first time the plugin is run, it will copy the header (jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.ControlHeader) to the control file, and the target file to the data file. On subsequent runs, the target file will be appended to the data file.

Variables

Name Type Required Description
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.ColumnName_list String Optional

Normally all the fields in the Salesforce object are transferred to the database table, and the primary key of the table is "ID". To skip some fields or use some other primary keys, you can use this optional global variable.

In this case, the primary key column in the list must append the label "(PR)", so the list would look like the following:

Id(PR),Name, . . . |

jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.ControlHeader String Optional The header to be copied into the control file.
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.ControlFile String Optional

For a replicate:

  • The control filename is concatenated from the variable value + .ctrl.
  • The data filename is concatenated from the variable value + .data.
  • The SQLLDR log file name is concatenated from the variable value + .log.

jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.DbGuid String Optional The database GUID.
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.DebugMode String Optional Set to any value to enable debug mode. When debug mode is enabled, logging is added.
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.SqlLdrAuth String Optional The Oracle SQL Loader authentication.
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.SqlLdrPath String Optional The Oracle SQL Loader path.
jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.TableName String Optional This variable may include the schema name. For example, "OWNER:ACCOUNT".

Note

The name of the primary key column of the database table must be "ID".

jitterbit.plugin.DbUpdate.UseOracleSqlldr Boolean Optional

For a replicate, set the value to true.

For an insert/update, set the value to false or null.

The default value is false.