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Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity

Introduction

A Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity, using its Cloud Datastore (Beta) connection, creates a new status storage or key storage in Cloud Datastore and is intended to be used as a target to consume data in an operation.

Note

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Create a Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity

An instance of a Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity is created from a Cloud Datastore (Beta) connection using its Create Storage activity type.

To create an instance of an activity, drag the activity type to the design canvas or copy the activity type and paste it on the design canvas. For details, see Creating an activity instance in Component reuse.

An existing Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity can be edited from these locations:

Configure a Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity

Follow these steps to configure a Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity:

Step 1: Enter a name and specify settings

In this step, provide a name for the activity and specify the storage's name and type. Each user interface element of this step is described below.

Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity Configuration Step 1

Tip

Fields with a variable icon support using global variables, project variables, and Jitterbit variables. Begin either by typing an open square bracket [ into the field or by clicking the variable icon to display a list of the existing variables to choose from.

  • Name: Enter a name to identify the activity. The name must be unique for each Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity and must not contain forward slashes / or colons :.

  • Storage: Enter a name for the new the storage.

  • Insert the type of the storage: Use the menu to select type of the storage to be created, either Lookup by Status (status storage) or Lookup by Key (key storage).

    When Lookup by Status is selected, these additional fields become available:

    • Retries: Enter the number of retries to automatically attempt when an item's data retrieval fails. The value can be a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 retries. Once the number of retries has been met, the item is given a PERMANENT_ERROR status and is sorted into the status storage's Permanent error tab.

    • Interval: Enter the number of minutes (between 5 and 180 minutes) to wait between retries.

  • Save & Exit: If enabled, click to save the configuration for this step and close the activity configuration.

  • Next: Click to temporarily store the configuration for this step and continue to the next step. The configuration will not be saved until you click the Finished button on the last step.

  • Discard Changes: After making changes, click to close the configuration without saving changes made to any step. A message asks you to confirm that you want to discard changes.

Step 2: Review the data schemas

Any request or response schemas are displayed. Each user interface element of this step is described below.

Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity Configuration Step 2

  • Data Schemas: These data schemas are inherited by adjacent transformations and are displayed again during transformation mapping.

    Note

    Data supplied in a transformation takes precedence over the activity configuration.

    The request and response data schemas consist of these nodes and fields:

    Request node or field Description
    json Node containing the JSON request schema
    name The name of the storage to be created
    description The description of the node to be created
    customFields Node containing any custom fields
    item Node containing data for any custom fields
    fieldName The name of the custom field
    fieldType The data type of the custom field (one of text, big text, number, or date)
    isRequired Boolean representing the requirement of the field (true) or (false)
    Response node or field Description
    json Node containing the JSON request schema
    data The data used for the created storage
    created Boolean representing the success (true) or failure (false) of the creation
    errors Node containing any errors
    item Node containing any error messages
    message An error message

  • Refresh: Click the refresh icon or the word Refresh to regenerate schemas from the Cloud Datastore (Beta) endpoint. This action also regenerates a schema in other locations throughout the project where the same schema is referenced, such as in an adjacent transformation.

  • Back: Click to temporarily store the configuration for this step and return to the previous step.

  • Finished: Click to save the configuration for all steps and close the activity configuration.

  • Discard Changes: After making changes, click to close the configuration without saving changes made to any step. A message asks you to confirm that you want to discard changes.

Next steps

After configuring a Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activity, complete the configuration of the operation by adding and configuring other activities or tools as operation steps. You can also configure the operation settings, which include the ability to chain operations together that are in the same or different workflows.

Menu actions for an activity are accessible from the project pane and the design canvas. For details, see Activity actions menu in Connector basics.

Cloud Datastore (Beta) Create Storage activities can be used as a target with these operation patterns:

To use the activity with scripting functions, write the data to a temporary location and then use that temporary location in the scripting function.

When ready, deploy and run the operation and validate behavior by checking the operation logs.