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Thread: Where is Conditional Split ??

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    Post Where is Conditional Split ??

    Hi all
    am new to forum and pentaho ...

    I have used SSIS previously, in SSIS there is a step called Conditional Split which lets me include many conditions in the flow and divide the output according to the conditions.

    For example lets say there is a column with english and spanish names in it.
    now if I add condition like name == "english" then i will get only english names. I can add as many conditions I want.

    In pentaho I observed that there is a step called Filter Rows. Although it is similar in a way but I can get only 2 outputs. So lets say I want to divide a column in 5 different cases I cant do it. So is there a step to do it in Pentaho or do I have to use 5 different steps for 5 cases??

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    "Switch/Case" perhaps?
    Matt Casters, Chief Data Integration
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    Thx .... so silly of me ...

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    Hi Matt.
    Since I've made the same question not so long ago because I could not find the "Switch/Case" step, would you consider merging the "Filter Row" and the "Switch case" together?
    Maybe having 2 tabs, one for 2 way split, the other for multiple splits?

    Or maybe you could change "Switch/Case" to "Multiple Filters Rows"? :-)

    Thanks.
    Mick

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    Adding a more appropriate description for Switch/Case would probably would be enough to allow it to get shown when you use the quick search field.
    So absolutely, just file a feature request in JIRA.
    Matt Casters, Chief Data Integration
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    Author of the book Pentaho Kettle Solutions by Wiley. Also available as e-Book and on the Kindle reading applications (iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle devices, ...)

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