Package

Overview

The Package page maintains processing packages used by AnalyticsCreator to group and run data movement, historization, persisting, workflow, external transformation, script, and export work. Use it to name the package, review its package category, document its purpose, manage package contents, and control dependencies between packages.

Function

Package name is the name shown in the package list and package navigation tree. Package type is read-only and shows the package category, such as import package, historization package, persisting package, workflow package, external transformation package, script launching package, or export package.

Manually created marks packages that were created manually instead of generated by a guided process. For most package categories, External launched marks a package that is run outside the normal package sequence. For workflow packages, the same area is shown as Process OLAP cube in package.

For import, historization, and persisting packages, the Content grid lists the package items. Add content starts the matching add flow, Delete content removes the selected item after confirmation, and double-clicking a content row opens the matching detail page.

For workflow packages, the Content grid lists child packages. Use Include to choose packages in the workflow, Interrupt on error to stop after a failed child package, and Retry attempts plus Retry interval (min) to control retry behavior.

For normal non-workflow packages, Manual dependencies lists other packages that can affect execution order. Depends on shows detected dependencies, while Add and Remove apply manual dependency choices. Refresh recalculates the dependency list.

Save requires a package name, stores the package settings, refreshes the navigation tree, and reloads the page. Cancel leaves the page without continuing the current edit.

Access

Open an existing package from the Packages branch in the navigation tree, or double-click a package in the Packages list. Create a package from the package-type branch in the navigation tree, or use New from the Packages list.

How to access

Packages -> [package type] -> [package] -> Edit package. From Workflow, Script, or External branches, use Add workflow package, Add script package, or Add external package.

Toolbar

ETL -> Packages, then double-click a package or choose New.

Diagram

Not opened directly from the diagram. Use the Packages list or package navigation tree.

Visual element

Package page

Screen overview

ID Property Description
1PackageMain editor area for package settings, content, dependencies, and save actions.
2Package nameName shown in the package list and package navigation tree.
3Package typeRead-only package category, such as import, historization, persisting, workflow, external transformation, script, or export.
4Manually createdShows whether the package was created manually rather than generated by a guided process.
5External launchedMarks a non-workflow package that is launched outside the normal package sequence.
6Process OLAP cube in packageWorkflow-specific option displayed in place of External launched.
7DescriptionBusiness description of the package purpose.
8ContentGrid area for package items. Import, historization, and persisting packages show their package items; workflow packages show child packages.
9ContentGrid column for the package item name. Double-click opens the matching detail page for import, historization, or persisting items.
10IncludeWorkflow-only checkbox for selecting child packages in the workflow.
11Interrupt on errorWorkflow-only setting that stops processing when the included child package fails.
12Retry attemptsWorkflow-only number of retry attempts for the included child package.
13Retry interval (min)Workflow-only wait time, in minutes, between retry attempts.
14Delete contentDeletes the selected import, historization, or persisting item after confirmation.
15Add contentStarts the matching add flow for import, historization, or persisting package content.
16Manual dependenciesDependency area for normal non-workflow packages that participate in the package sequence.
17PackagePackage name in the manual-dependencies grid.
18Depends onRead-only indicator showing a detected dependency.
19AddAdds the selected package as a manual dependency choice.
20RemoveRemoves or excludes the selected package from the manual dependency choices.
21RefreshRecalculates package dependencies and refreshes the dependency grid.
22SaveSaves the package settings, refreshes the navigation tree, and reloads the page.
23CancelLeaves the page without continuing the current edit.

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