Meter Metaconnector Properties

The Meter Metaconnector Properties are described.

Field

Description

Name

Specifies a unique name that identifies this connection. The maximum number of characters allowed is 255.

Connection to Use

Specifies the name of the underlying connection that is providing the data.

Subtotal Frequency

Specifies how often to record subtotal results computed in number of records. Subtotals can be printed during the process.

The number specified is how many records to process to get subtotal information. For example, if you process 1000 records and the subtotal frequency is set to 300, you would receive 3 subtotal results and a final tally.

Key Fieldname

Use this to generate results grouped by a particular data field value. This is an optional field containing the value to group results by.

Meter Filepath

Specifies the path to the meter log file.

Note: The meter log file is written to a directory accessible from the HEI server. To transfer this file into a database, follow the metering activity with a direct transfer using the Connector for Files to access the meter log file and any other connector as the destination.

Record Level

Selects the items to track at the record level. The options are listed as follows:

  • Track Bytes: reports the number of bytes per record
  • Track Keys: reports the key field value(s) for each record
  • Track Timestamp: reports the current time for each record

Total Level

Selects the items to track at the subtotals and totals level. The options are listed as follows.

  • Track Bytes: reports the number of bytes per record
  • Track Records: reports the number of records transferred
  • Track Keys: reports the key field value(s) for each record
  • Track Timestamp: reports the current time for each record