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Is there a way to clean an entire dataset using the Dataset CRUD tool?

MarcosGuedesPwC
MarcosGuedesPwC Posts: 7 ✭
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I need to clear all the rows of a dataset before filling it with updated data, to keep a reflection of a database. Is there some way to delete all the previous data before starting to add the new rows?
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  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 672 ✭✭✭

    Hi,

    Is this a manual or an automated process? If its manual the desktop can delete a data set which will remove all its row mappings. Or the entire repository could be deleted if it has only a single data set.

  • MarcosGuedesPwC
    MarcosGuedesPwC Posts: 7 ✭

    Is an automated process. We need the Dataset rows to be deleted when the virtual asset receives a payload, before updating it with the new values.

  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 672 ✭✭✭

    Hi,

    The delete action will remove any rows that match, so it might be possible to use either empty correlation criteria and it might match all rows, or put in a correlation with a wild card value so that it would match all rows.

  • MarcosGuedesPwC
    MarcosGuedesPwC Posts: 7 ✭

    Greetings,
    I could set a wildcard to delete all rows from the data set. But now I have a new issue:
    Since the CRUD tool deletes all rows, it disassociates the record type from the data set, and then the process fails to upload the new records with the following message:

    Source: Data Repository CRUD Tool
    Message: Operation: Engagements: The Data Set does not have any record types associated with it.

    Is there a way to clean the Data Set and keep the Record Type associated to it?

    Thanks

  • MarcosGuedesPwC
    MarcosGuedesPwC Posts: 7 ✭

    I found a workaround to it.

    • Create a null row.
    • Delete all rows where the key column is not null.
    • Update the Data Set with the new values.
    • Delete the null row.

    I almost have it solved, but I need to know how to set the delete operation to not use the "all" wildcard [*], but to delete all non-null rows. Is there any fixed or scripted way to do this?

  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 672 ✭✭✭

    Hi,

    I am not sure if there is an easy criteria expression for 'not null' but could a special key value be used instead? Then an expression like this might work

    [!="special_key_value"]

    This documentation page has more information about criteria expressions
    https://docs.parasoft.com/display/VIRT20222/Criteria+Expressions+for+Matching+Values+with+the+Message+Responder

  • MarcosGuedesPwC
    MarcosGuedesPwC Posts: 7 ✭

    I could solve it, thanks

  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 672 ✭✭✭

    Glad I could help!

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