MySQL component

Overview

With the MySQL component, you can produce fully customized MySQL data flows in Semarchy xDI.

The database structure can be fully reverse-engineered and stored in xDI Metadata. You can then use it when designing mappings and processes to adapt your business rules according to your requirements.

Install the MySQL Component

If you did not install it yet, install the MySQL component in Designer by following the component installation process.

Supported features

Common features

Feature Description

Reverse

This technology can be reverse-engineered to xDI Metadata.

DDL/DML Operations

Supports DML/DDL operations, such as Insert, Update, Select, Delete, Create or Drop.

Integration Methods

  • Append

  • Incremental Update

Load Methods

  • Generic Load

  • MySQL LOAD DATA statement

Staging Methods

Can be used as a stage for data transformation, mutualization, and more. The following methods are supported:

  • Staging as Sub-Query

  • Staging as View

  • Staging as Table

Rejects

Supports defining Reject rules to detect or filter out specific data during integrations.

Replication

Supports replicating data to or from this technology using Replicators.

Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD)

Supports the Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) feature when integrating data in this technology.

Change Data Capture (CDC)

Supports Change Data Capture (CDC), which allows you to capture, follow, and store all changes made when integrating data.

Sub-metadata support

The MySQL component lets you create Sub-Metadata on MySQL schema and query folder Metadata nodes.

To learn more about Sub-Metadata, see Work with Sub-metadata.

MySQL and MariaDB compatibility

You can use this component with MariaDB and MySQL servers.

The MySQL component comes with the MariaDB JDBC driver by default, which is compatible with both MariaDB and MySQL technologies.