Record adapters are standard methods for manipulating the source data and loading it into the pipeline. Standard record adapters are packaged with the Endeca software and accommodate a number of formats.
Record adapters let you load and save records in a variety of formats, including delimited, binary, ODBC (Windows only), JDBC, and Microsoft Exchange. Each record adapter format has its own set of attributes.
Use record adapters for the following purposes:
You need at least one record adapter to read in the source records. The configuration of the record adapter depends on the data format of the source data. If the format of your source data has a matching standard record adapter, use it for your source data. If the standard record adapters cannot handle the format of your source data, write your own content adapter.
Use record adapters specifically for changing the incoming source data, and not the records within the pipeline. If you want to change the records themselves, you can use any of the following methods: Perl manipulators, record manipulators or Java manipulators.
You can use many record adapters in your pipeline: you transform data in each format through its own record adapter.
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For detailed information about record adapters, see the Endeca Forge Guide.
