Home› Reference› Entities› Package

Package

Overview

A Package is an AnalyticsCreator processing object that groups executable work.

Packages organize imports, historizations, persistings, workflows, external transformations, scripts, and exports into units that can be generated or run.

Function

Use packages to collect related processing steps and control their execution context.

Package content and settings vary by package type. Workflow packages coordinate child packages, while import, historization, persisting, export, external, and script packages contain or launch type-specific work.

Types

Package type determines the content that can be assigned and the execution settings that are available.

Type Use
Import package Groups source-to-table import definitions.
Historization package Groups table historization definitions.
Persisting package Groups transformation-to-table persisting definitions.
Workflow package Coordinates child packages and retry or error behavior.
External package Groups external transformation processing.
Script package Groups script-launching transformation work.
Export package Groups table-to-source export definitions.

Attributes

Attributes define the configuration, behavior, and relationships of the package entity.

Attribute Applies to Description
Name All package types Identifies the package in lists and the navigation tree.
Package type All package types Determines the package category and available content.
Description All package types Documents the purpose of the package.
Manually created Applicable package types Indicates that the package is maintained manually.
Externally launched Applicable non-workflow packages Marks a package that is started outside the normal package sequence.
Content All package types Imports, historizations, persistings, transformations, exports, or child packages assigned to the package.
Workflow settings Workflow packages Include, interrupt, retry count, and retry interval settings for child packages.
Dependencies Applicable packages Detected and manually selected package dependencies.

How it is used in AnalyticsCreator

Use case Description
Group executable work Collect related processing definitions under one package.
Generate processing output Provide the unit used when processing packages are generated.
Coordinate workflows Run child packages with inclusion, error, and retry settings.
Control execution order Use detected and manual dependencies to influence sequencing.
Organize navigation Present package contents under type-specific branches in the navigation tree.

Relationships

Related entity Relationship
Import An import package contains import definitions.
Historization A historization package contains historization definitions.
Transformation Persisting, external, script, and workflow packages can reference transformations.
Table Package content can read from, write to, historize, persist, or export tables.
Deployment A deployment can include packages.
SQL Script Workflow and deployment lifecycle scripts can run around package processing.

Where to configure

Configure or review this entity from the matching AnalyticsCreator user-interface area.

Package page
Packages list
Packages navigation tree

Related topics

Transformation entity
Deployment entity
SQL Script entity
Table entity