Write Data(Delete)

Operation Name

Write Data(Delete)

Function Overview

This operation is to delete data using the SOAP API delete() call.

You must specify each records ID to use delete().
However, with this component you may use a field other than ID as the key. In this case query() will be used to lookup the IDs based on the key.

You can retrieve the results of each record corresponding to the input data from the output schema.

With regarding to the API specification utilized by this operation, please refer to the version of the API document, selected for the Global Resource, in the below-mentioned link.

Data Model

The data model of this component is the Table Model type.

Properties

For information about using variables, refer to "variables".
Basic Settings
Item name Required/Optional Use of Variables Description Supplement
Name Required Not Available Enter the name that appears on the script canvas.  
Input Data Required Not Available Select the component on the script canvas.  
Required Settings
Item name Required/Optional Use of Variables Description Supplement
Destination Required Not Available Select Global Resources.
  • [Add...]:
    Add new global resource.
  • [Edit...]:
    Global resource settings can be edited by [Edit Resource list].
 
Table Name Required Not Available Select the name of a table in Salesforce.  
Schema definition Required - Set an item which is a key for deleting data in Salesforce.
Schema definition/Label Required Not Available Display the lable name of the column of the table specified in [TableName].  
Schema definition/API Required Not Available Display the API name of the column of the table specified in [TableName].  
Schema definition/Type Required Not Available Display the data type of the column of the table specified in [TableName].  
Property Action
Item name Description Supplement
Create Schema... Allows the addition and deletion of items which are used as keys to specify data subject to deleting from Salasforce.
Please refer to Create Schema for setting methods.
 
Option Settings
Item name Required/Optional Use of Variables Description Supplement
Column name type Required Not Available Choose the display type of the column name, for displaying the schema in mapping.
  • [Label]:
    The label name (item name) defined in Salesforce is displayed.
  • [API] :(default)
    The API reference name defined in Salesforce is displayed.
 
Batch size Required Available Specify a batch size for performing the write data operation on Salesforce.
  • The default value is "200".
  • A number of 1 or greater, up to 200, can be set. An error occurs if any number outside of this range is set.
  • Depending on the operating environment, increasing the batch size generally helps improve the performance of the write data operation.
  • According to the Salesforce adapter specifications, if you set a batch size to 200 when writing 1,000 records, the write operation is performed in 5 installments.
Whether or not to get result per rows Required Not Available Specify whether or not to obtain results, after writing to Salesforce.
  • [Get]:(default)
    Obtain the results of the write data operation.
  • [Do Not Get]:
    Do not obtain the results of the write data operation
  • If [Get] is selected, items specified in the Schema and items showing results can be passed to the subsequent processing as data in Table Model type.
  • Please refer to Schema about the obtained information.
  • Please refer to Usage Examples of Get Results for usage examples.
Property Action
Item name Description Supplement
Display Table Information... You can check the table structure of the object you are operating.
For more information on how to view the table structure, please refer to Display Table Information
Click [Load All Table Information....] if you would like to check the table structure of other objects.
Load All Table Information... Retrieve all possible table information
After running, you can verify the retrieved information from [Table Information].
 
Read schema definition from file... Select a file from the file chooser and read the name of field API on the first line of the file specified in the comma-separated values. Set this as the schema definition.
  • Please specify "UTF-8" encoding for the selected file.
Large Data Processing Settings
Item name Required/Optional Use of Variables Description Supplement
Large Data Processing Required Not Available Select a Large Data Processing Settings.
  • [Use the setting in the script]:(default)
    Apply Large Data Processing Settings settings of script property to adapter.
  • [Disable Large Data Processing]:
    Large Data Processing is not performed.
  • [Enable Large Data Processing]:
    Large Data Processing is performed.
 
Comment
Item name Required/Optional Use of Variables Description Supplement
Comment Optional Not Available You can write a short description of this adapter.
The description will be reflected in the specifications.
 

Schema

Input Schema

The number of columns varies depending on the [Schema Definition] settings.

Output Schema

Information regarding the results of deletion will appear in the column, set in the [Schema definition].
(Hereafter shown as "Lable/API")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<table>
  <row>
    <column>Label/API set in the [Schema definition]</column>
       :
    <column>delete_result_id</column>
    <column>delete_result_is_success</column>
    <column>delete_result_error_status_code</column>
    <column>delete_result_error_message</column>
    <column>delete_result_row_number</column>
  </row>
  <row>
    :
  </row>
</table>
Element Name Column Name(Label/API) Description Supplement
row
-
Repeats as many times as the number of data given to the input schema.
For example, if two data records are deleted by one input data record, this element would be repeated two times.
  • If [Do Not Get]is selected in [Whether or not to get result per rows], the repetition will be 0 times.
  • If mismatch data exist, such as that data types do not match, the order of input data and output data will not necessarily match. By specifying [Delete_Result_Row_Number/update_result_row_number] as the order condition, the data can be sorted in accordance to the input data in the subsequent Mapper.
column delete_result_id Salesforce ID is output.  
delete_result_is_success Success Flag is output.
  • [true]:Successfully processed
  • [false]:Process failedPlease check the [delete_result_error_status_code] as well as [delete_result_error_message].
 
delete_result_error_status_code The status code, returned by the Salesforce API, is output.
  • In the below-mentioned case, the Salesforce adapter will output the code and message.
    • SALESFORCE_ADAPTER_ILLEGAL_DATA_TYPE
      This is set when the defined item type and input data type do not match. For example, if an item is defined as "double" but a character string is input (not a number).
    • SALESFORCE_ADAPTER_DATA_NOT_FOUND
      This is set when the target data is searched in Saleforce but cannot be found, in the case that key in Schema Definition contain items other than ID.
delete_result_error_message The message returned by the Salesforce API is output.
delete_result_row_number Number is output based on the placement of the node within the data given to the input schema.  

Reading Schema by Mapper

The schema will be read automatically.

Large Data Processing

Large Data Processing is supported.

Transaction

Transaction is not supported.

Usage on PSP Script

Cannot be used on PSP Script.

Available Component variables

Component Variable Name Description Supplement
delete_count The number of data that was successful in the deletion processing is stored.
  • The default value is null.
error_count The number of data that was unsuccessful in the deletion processing is stored.
  • The default value is null.
read_count The number of input data is stored.
  • The default value is null.
not_exist_count The number of input data whose deletion target data do not exist is stored.
  • The default value is null.
  • The value is not stored if the conditions below are not satisfied.
    • [Get] is selected in [Whether or not to get result per rows]
    • Field (key) selected in the [Schema definition] contains field other than ID
server_url The end point URL after Login is stored.
  • The default value is null.
session_id The session Id is stored.
  • The default value is null.
message_category In the case that an error occurs, the category of the message code corresponding to the error is stored.
  • The default value is null.
message_code In the case that an error occurs, the code of the message code corresponding to the error is stored.
  • The default value is null.
message_level In the case that an error occurs, the importance of the message code corresponding to the error is stored.
  • The default value is null.
operation_api_exception_code The ExceptionCode of the occured error, in a case of API error, is stored.
  • The default value is null.
  • For any error other than an API Error, the value is not stored.
  • The content to be stored may change according to the version of DataSpider Servista.
operation_error_message If an error occurs, the error message of the occured error is stored.
  • The default value is null.
  • The content to be stored may change according to the version of DataSpider Servista.
operation_error_trace When an error occurs, the trace information of the occured error is stored.
  • The default value is null.
  • The content to be stored may change according to the version of DataSpider Servista.

Specifying a Key for Deleting

In this operation, the process to be executed varies depending on the settings in [Schema definition].

Usage Examples of Get Results

If [Get] was selected in [Whether or not to get result per rows], the writing results can be passed onto the subsequent processing as Table Model type data.

Create Schema

You can specify the fields as delete key.



Number in the Image Name Description Supplement
(1) Selected Fields Select key items.  
(2) UnSelected Fields Select not key items.
  • You can filter fields by inputting or selecting values from the input above the column name.
    Text fields will be filtered as Starting With the input value.

Display Table Information

This display shows the available operations on Salesforce tables as well as field properties of the tables.
Also, the field information can be printed out.



Number in the Image Name Description Supplement
(1) Table Name Select the table whose structure to be shown.  
(2) Table Information Display the available operations on the selected table.  
(3) Length Display the Number of Digit of item  
(4) External ID Display whether or not the object item is set as an external ID.  
(5) Createble Display whether or not it can be set a value when adding data.  
(6) Updatable Display whether or not it can be set a value when updating data.  
(7) Nullable Display whether or not it can be set NULL when adding or updating data.  
(8) Default value Display whether or not Salesforce automatically set a default value when adding data.  
(9) Reference To Display the referring object name if the item is in reference relationship or master-servant relationship.  

Specification Limits

Main exceptions

Exception Name Reason Resolution
ResourceNotFoundException
Resource Definition is Not Found. Name:[]
[Destination] is not specified. Specify [Destination].
ResourceNotFoundException
Resource Definition is Not Found. Name:[<Global Resource Name>]
The resource definition selected in [Destination] cannot be found. Verify the global resource specified in [Destination]
java.net.UnknownHostException This exception occurs when the PROXY server specified in the global resource cannot be found. Verify the condition of the PROXY server. Or verify [Proxy host] of the global resource specified in the [Destination].
  • API 23.0 or earlier
    org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection$ConnectionTimeoutException
  • API 26.0 or later
    java.net.SocketTimeoutException
    connect timed out
A time-out has occurred while connecting to Salesforce. Verify the network condition and Salesforce server condition. Or check [Connection timeout(sec)] of the global resource specified in the [Destination].
  • API 23.0 or earlier
    org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpRecoverableException
    java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
  • API 26.0 or later
    java.net.SocketTimeoutException
    Read timed out
A time-out has occurred while waiting for a responce from the server after connecting to Salesforce. Verify the network condition and Salesforce server condition. Or check [Timeout(sec)] of the global resource specified in the [Destination].
jp.co.headsol.salesforce.adapter.exception.SalesforceAdapterIllegalArgumentException Invalid value is set for the property of Salesforce adapter. Check the error message, and verify the settings.
com.sforce.soap.partner.fault.LoginFault Login to Salesforce has failed. Check the ExceptionCode or error message, and refer to the information about this type of error in Salesforce-related documents etc.
com.sforce.soap.partner.fault.UnexpectedErrorFault An unexpected error has occured while processing to Salesforce. Check the ExceptionCode or error message, and refer to the information about this type of error in Salesforce-related documents etc.

Notes