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Short Summary

ES Reader reads data from EventStore.

Component	Data source	Input ports	Output ports	Each to all outputs [ 1)]	Different to different outputs [ 2)]	Transformation	Transf. req.	Java	CTL
EventStore Reader	EventStore	0	1
[ 1)] Sending each data record to every connected output port [ 2)] Sending data records to output ports according to Return Values of Transformations

EventStore Reader retrieves records from the EventStore. The component requires EventStore to created in corresponding GoodData project.

A valid Field Mapping must be provided in order to retrieve data from EventStore. Here is an example:

Figure 53.5. EventStore reader field mapping

A valid Time Intervals must be also provided in order to retrieve data.

Figure 53.6. EventStore Time Intervals

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Ports

Port type	Number	Required	Description	Metadata
Output	0			any

ES Reader Attributes

Attribute	Req	Description	Possible values
Basic
GoodData working project		GoodData working project
EventStore		EventStore name
Field Mapping		Determines the EventStore to Metadata mapping
Time intervals		Determines time interval and data granularity
Advanced
Timezone		Specify the timezone	Default is UTC
Number of skipped records		Specifies number of skipped records on the output.	Default is 1.
Read Map		Generated EventStore read map.