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Add String Attribute

The Add String Attribute processor adds a new String attribute with a given value to all records input to it.

Use

There are a number of uses of the Add String Attribute processor. For example:

Use it to create a test String value for another processor, to see how that value is handled.
Use it to tag data records that are output from another processor with a specific attribute and value (for example, to add a DuplicateRecord attribute with a value of 'Yes')
Use it as a simple way of transforming all data that has been matched using another processor - for example to classify all values that did not match a specific list as 'Other'

Configuration

Inputs

This processor does not require any inputs, as it adds an attribute to all records input to it.

Options

Option	Type	Purpose	Default Value
New Attribute Value	Free Text	Allows you to specify the value of the new attribute you wish to add	None

Outputs

Data attributes

Data attribute	Type	Purpose	Value
NewString	Added	The new String attribute that you are adding	The value specified in the Option above.

Flags

None

Execution

Execution Mode	Supported
Batch	Yes
Real time Monitoring	Yes
Real time Response	Yes

Results Browsing

The Add String Attribute processor does not output any summary data. The new attribute is shown to the left of all other attributes in the data view.

Output Filters

None

Example

In this example, Add String Attribute is used to tag all records that had data in the Title attribute, but where that data did not match a list of Valid Titles, with a NewTitle attribute with a value of 'Other'. A No Data Check and a List Check are used to filter the records to the required set: