When creates an imported dataset from a schematized source, the product applies its own type inferencing to the columns of the imported data. Type inferencing may be reapplied during some operations, such as the creation of samples or when data reshaping transformations are applied in the Transformer page.
If preferred, you can disable this type inferencing on the columns of your imported dataset. When the data is imported, the original types from the source system remain. Any types that do not have a corresponding match with the must be manually typed in the application.
Methods of disabling:
Column data typing is applied to schematized sources in one of three ways:
For more information on applying global or per-connection type inference settings, see Configure Type Inference.
You can use the following steps to disable type inference applied to a specific file during the import process.Tip: For imported datasets from relational sources, you can identify in Flow View whether type inferencing has been applied to the dataset. When the dataset is selected in Flow View, locate the Type Inference entry in the right panel. |
Tip: If you have already imported the dataset and need to change this setting, you can re-import the source and change the settings. In any flows that use the previously imported version of this dataset, you can change the input for any recipe that uses the old version to use this newly imported version. See Flow View Page. |
Steps: