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Section 11 - Create a DataBlock Collection using IntelliJ

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In this section we will:

  • we will show how to create a DataBlock_Collection to include all customers in CUSTOMER schema that are younger than 45 years old.

    Description
    Config Reference

  • When a new schema is created, for example CUSTOMER the platform implicitly creates an associated collection called CUSTOMER_ALL that includes all data (Datablocks) in the specific schema.

  • See below how we can create a collection to hold all the customers that are under 45 years old.

Datablock Collection using the UI

Create <45 year old customers collection via the UI

TODO

Datablock Collection using Intellij

Create <45 year old customers collection using IntelliJ
  1. Start by creating a file called CUSTOMERS_YOUNGER_45_0.xml and copy and paste the config below in the new file.
  2. Replace DATABLOCK_COLLECTION_NAME with `CUSTOMERS_YOUNGER_45.
  3. Replace #GRV{} with #GRV{ return ( CTX['AGE'] < 45) }.

  4. Replace SCHEMA_NAME with CUSTOMER.

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        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <apiroConf  version="1" xmlns="http://apiro.com/apiro/v1/root">
        <loadOrder>10</loadOrder>
        <dataBlockCollectFilters>
            <dataBlockCollectFilter name="DATABLOCK_COLLECTION_NAME" definition="GEN_EXPRESS" >
                <description/>
                <config>
                    <![CDATA[
                        #GRV{}
                    ]]>
                </config>
                <abstract>false</abstract>
                <inheritable>true</inheritable>
                <execPredicate>#GRV{ true }</execPredicate>
                <schema>SCHEMA_NAME</schema>
            </dataBlockCollectFilter>
        </dataBlockCollectFilters>
    </apiroConf>

  5. See below the completed configuration file and follow the config deployment instructions at the bottom of this page.

Configuration files

Completed configuration files
  • This is the completed Datablock collection that can be included in any Distribution. 
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        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <apiroConf  version="1" xmlns="http://apiro.com/apiro/v1/root">
        <loadOrder>10</loadOrder>
        <dataSinks/>
        <dataBlockCollectFilters>
            <dataBlockCollectFilter name="CUSTOMERS_YOUNGER_45_0" definition="GEN_EXPRESS" >
                <description/>
                <config>
                    <![CDATA[
                        #GRV{
                            return ( CTX['AGE'] < 45)
                        }
                    ]]>
                </config>
                <abstract>false</abstract>
                <inheritable>true</inheritable>
                <execPredicate>#GRV{ true }</execPredicate>
                <schema>CUSTOMERS</schema>
            </dataBlockCollectFilter>
        </dataBlockCollectFilters>
    </apiroConf>
Deploy config files

Follow these steps Config Deployment to deploy and start using your configuration files.