Configuration

This section explains each of the properties in the configuration blade.

General

Property
Description
Collection
This associates the Agent to a specific Collection (default to that of the current Data Stream).
Refer to Collections and Stream Hosts to understand more about Collections.

Settings

Property
Description
Attributes to Substitute
The columns or attributes of the input payload to monitor for missing values.
Substitute With
The options to substitute the selected numeric (int, double, decimal, etc.) attributes are:
  • Minimum
  • Maximum
  • Average
  • Previous Value
Substitute With (Non Number types)
The selected non-numeric attributes are always substituted with the previous value.
Window Size
The number of previous records to include to calculate the minimum, maximum, or average aggregation.
Consider empty strings as null
Tick to evaluate empty strings as a missing value, or pass them unchanged.
Trim row when there are null values at start
Tick to remove the whole row from the output if there are null values on the first row - since it cannot be substituted.
Before configuring the Transformation, please ensure that its input endpoint is connected to a parent Agent which will be sending data to it.

Endpoints

Name
Description
Input
This endpoint is used to receive data from the parent Agent.
Output
Events received from the parent Agent are made available to this endpoint, but null values in the attributes to be substituted are replaced as configured.
Error
Errors encountered during the execution of this Agent will be published on this endpoint.