Create an output
This article provides a general guide on how to create an output in Upsolver.
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This article provides a general guide on how to create an output in Upsolver.
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1. From the Outputs page, click New.
2. Select the desired output type.
For more detailed instructions tailored to a specific output type, See: Data outputs
3. Name this output.
4. If prompted, select whether the output should be Tabular or Hierarchical.
5. Select the input data source.
6. For databases, choose either to create a new table or output to an existing one.
7. Click Next.
If you selected to output to an existing table in a database, you will need to configure the database options. See: Database output options
Click Properties to review this output's properties. See: Output properties
8. Click the information iconin the fields tree to view information about a field. The following will be displayed:
How many of the events in this data source include this field, expressed as a percentage (e.g. 20.81%).
The percentage distribution of the field values. These distribution values can be exported by clicking Export.
9. Click the information iconnext to a hierarchy element (such as the overall data) to review the following metrics:
The number of fields in the selected hierarchy.
10. Click the plus iconin the fields tree to add a field from the data source to your output. This will be reflected under the Data Source Field in the Schema tab. If required, modify the Output Column Name and the Column Type.
Note: All numbers are mapped to doubles by default. Change this to BIGINT
if you know that your numbers are integers.
Toggle from UI to SQL at any point to view the corresponding SQL code for your selected output. See: Modify an output in SQL
11. Add any required calculated fields and review them in the Calculated Fields tab. See: Add calculated fields
12. Add any required lookups and review them under the Calculated Fields tab.
13. Through the Filters tab, add a filter like WHERE
in SQL to the data source.
See: Add filters
14. Click Make Aggregated to turn the output into an aggregated output. Read the warning before clicking OK and then add the required aggregation. This aggregation field will then be added to the Schema tab. See: Aggregation functions
15. In the Aggregation Calculated Fields area under the Calculated Fields tab, add any required calculated fields on aggregations. See: Functions, Aggregation functions
16. If applicable, partition the data by clicking More > Manage Partitions and then selecting the following:
Key: Partitions the data table using one or more fields (or calculated fields)
Partitioning Time: Partitions the data table using a specific time field
17. If applicable, keep only the latest event per upsert key by clicking More > Manage Upserts and selecting the following:
Keys: A unique key identifying a row in the table
Deletions: The delete key (events with the value true in their deletion key field will be deleted)
See: Data types and features, How do upserts work?
Click Preview at any time to view a preview of your current output.
18. Click Run and fill out the required fields to properly deploy your output.