Block Properties Preview Tab

When configuring a Query Block or a Fetch Block in a flow, use the Preview tab to view source data for the first 25 records.

Note: For some third-party connectors, TIBCO Cloud™ Integration - Connect times out when attempting to preview data in the Query Block. Use filters in the Query block to reduce the amount of data returned. See Block Properties Filter Tab.

Browsing Data

Use the buttons at the top of the Preview tab to scroll through the records retrieved by the block.

Button Function Definition

Display first record

Displays the values in the first source and target records.

Display previous record

Displays the values in the previous record.

 

Record n of nn

Indicates which record is displayed in the preview set.

Display next record

Displays the values in the next record.

Display last record

Displays the values in the last record in the preview set of 25 records.

Tip: To refresh the data, select a different tab and then return to the Preview tab.

Previewing Related Entities

If you select one or more related entities from the Include tab of the Block Properties, the Preview tab displays the following:

Previewing Hierarchical Data

If you select one or more hierarchical entities from the Include tab of the Block Properties dialog, the Preview tab displays the following:

Tip: Loading the data selected on the Include tab may take a few moments. If you receive a message indicating that metadata is not available yet, select OK to close the Block Properties dialog and save your selections. Wait a few moments and try the Preview again.

Previewing Filtered Data

If you specify filtering criteria on the Block Properties Filter tab, the first 25 records that meet the specified criteria are available in the Preview tab. See Block Properties Filter Tab.

Note: Net Change is ignored on the Preview tab. You can temporarily set the date in the Block Properties Filter tab to preview the data. When you are done previewing, remove the date filter. The flow uses the Net Change filter when it runs.

Viewing Field Details

To access additional field information, select the Info icon for that field. Details displayed vary depending on the type of field selected but may include any of the following types of information.

Field Definition

Allow Nulls

Displays Yes or No to indicate whether or not NULL values are accepted.

Primary Key

Displays Yes or No to indicate whether or not the field is a Primary Key in the Source or Target datastore. Uniquely identifies the record in the datastore.

Description

Displays the native data type with any additional information available through the metadata, such as acceptable values for picklists, or if the field is an Id lookup field. Data types include:

Boolean

Currency

Date

Double

Email

Id

Int

Phone

Picklist

Reference

String

Textarea

URL

Original Name

Displays the original name of a field when the field name shown in TIBCO Cloud™ Integration - Connect is different than the original field name from the datastore.

Related Topics

Defining An Integration Flow