1.3.11.4 Add String Attribute

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

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'.

The following table describes the configuration options:

Configuration	Description
Inputs	This processor does not require any inputs, as it adds an attribute to all records input to it.
Options	Specify the following options: New Attribute Value: allows you to specify the value of the new attribute you want to add. Specified as a free text entry. Default value: None.
Outputs	Describes any data attribute or flag attribute outputs.
Data Attributes	The following data attributes are output: NewString: the new String attribute that you are adding. Value is as specified in the New Attribute Value option.
Flags	None.

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:

NewTitle	CU_NO	CU_ACCOUNT	TITLE
Other	13440	99-22730-SH	Col.
Other	13467	99-23255-PB	Rev
Other	15631	01-24993-SH	Prof.