Data Loading Modes in CloudConnect

CloudConnect can use two modes for loading data to the GoodData platform using the GD Dataset Writer component:

  • Sequential mode loads data for each dataset separately.
  • Batch mode loads data for multiple datasets in one process. Batch mode allows for faster data upload and is the recommended option for CloudConnect.

In the latest versions of CloudConnect (see the table below for details), batch mode is the default loading mode for both local Cloud Connect runs and runs on the GoodData platform.

For backward compatibility, older CloudConnect versions and also projects belonging to older tokens (see the table below for details) have sequential mode as the default loading mode, with an option to switch to batch mode, if needed.

The following table describes options and solutions on how you can switch between the modes depending on what version of CloudConnect you are using and when your token was created.

 Token date / CloudConnect versionWhat is the default loading mode for the GD Dataset writer component?How can I temporarily switch to another mode for a specific CloudConnect graph execution?

How can I make batch mode the default?

(recommended)
Execution on the GoodData platform in a project

Token created on 

Jan 16, 2016, or later
batchTo switch to sequential mode, use the run parameter GDC_USE_BATCH_SLI_UPLOAD=FALSEn/a

Token created before Jan 16, 2016

 
sequential

To switch to batch mode, use the run parameter GDC_USE_BATCH_SLI_UPLOAD=TRUE

  1. Contact GoodData Support.
  2. Upgrade CloudConnect to version 109.0.0 or later.
Local run in CloudConnect109.0.0 or laterbatchTo switch to sequential mode, use the run parameter GDC_USE_BATCH_SLI_UPLOAD=FALSEn/a
102.0.1

We strongly recommend that you upgrade CloudConnect to version 109.0.0 or later. Some partial builds within version 102.0.1 may have sequential mode set as the default, and the other builds have batch mode by default. This may result in unexpected behavior.

This situation has been fixed in CloudConnect version 109.0.0 where the default loading mode is batch.
before 102.0.1sequentialTo switch to batch mode, use run parameter GDC_USE_BATCH_SLI_UPLOAD=TRUEUpgrade CloudConnect to version 109.0.0 or later.