Correcting pipeline errors

If the pipeline cannot pipe certain rows to the destination table for some reason, InfoMaker displays the following information for the error rows:

Name of the table in the destination database
Pipeline operation you chose in the Option box
Error messages to identify the problem with each row
Data values in the error rows
Source and destination column information

The following screen shot displays this information:

In its top section, this sample displays the Table name employee _ copy, the Option Append - Insert Rows, and the instructions "To Correct Errors, Enter corrections and Press Update Database." A grid follows with headings for Error Message and the names of columns in the error rows. Each row of the grid displays the error message text and values for each column in the error row. At bottom are fields that display Source Name and Type, Destination Name and Type, check boxes for Key and Nulls, and fields for Width, D e c, Initial Value and Default Value.

What you can do

You can correct the error rows by changing one or more of their column values so the destination table will accept them, or you can ignore the error rows and return to the Data Pipeline painter workspace. If you return to the workspace, you cannot redisplay the error rows without re-executing the pipeline.

Before you return to the workspace You might want to print the list of errors or save them in a file. Select File>Print or File>Save As from the menu bar.

To return to the Data Pipeline painter workspace without correcting errors:

Click the Design button.

To correct pipeline errors:

Change data values for the appropriate columns in the error rows.
Click the Update DB button, or select Design>Update Database from the menu bar.

InfoMaker pipes rows in which errors were corrected to the destination table and displays any remaining errors.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all errors are corrected.

The Data Pipeline painter workspace displays.

Viewing an error message

Sometimes you cannot see an entire error message because the column is not wide enough. Move the pointer to the error message and press the Right Arrow key to scroll through it. You can also drag the Error Message column border to the width needed.

Making the error messages shorter For ODBC data sources, you can set the MsgTerse database parameter in the destination database profile to make the error messages shorter. If you type MsgTerse = 'Yes', then the SQLSTATE error number does not display. For more information on the MsgTerse parameter, see the online Help.