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  Prefix Function
Added by Alexander Pipko, last edited by Alex Khizhnyak on Jul 09, 2008  (view change)
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This guide will help you learn how to add a required text prefix at the beginning of a string in a specified field.

Configuration

To start adding text with the Prefix function,

  1. Configure data sources and provide the mapping



    In this example, we will use the following table as a source:



  2. Open the Transform node
  3. Switch to the Functions tab
  4. Click on the String section to find the Perfix icon
  5. Drag-and-drop it to the Transformation's work panel



  6. Switch back to the Inputs tab and map the input and output fields according to the picture below



  7. Click on the Prefix node to specify the text you want to insert before the string



  8. Press Ok and close the Transformation window

Preview

To preview the results, right-click on the output node and select "Preview Results". The following window will pop up:

           

Close the window and continue data integration.

See also

     Pad Left Function

     Pad Right Function


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