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mattcasters / pentaho-pdi-dataset

Set of PDI plugins to more easily work with data sets. We also want to provide unit testing capabilities through input data sets and golden data sets.
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Create a dataset: Date formatting mask required #49

Closed diethardsteiner closed 5 years ago

diethardsteiner commented 5 years ago

Currently there is no way to specify a date formatting mask in the Create a dataset window. Please add one. screenshot from 2019-02-09 17-37-04

mattcasters commented 5 years ago

Are you asking for the ability to provide your own CSV files for test data sets with your own format, instead of using the Kettle tools for creating CSV files? If so, what other features might be required?

diethardsteiner commented 5 years ago

Yes, we‘d usually prepare the CSV files externally. I was here actually only after a way to define the format (especially date). So all that would have to be added to the existing dialog is an extra column for specifying the format for each field.

mattcasters commented 5 years ago

You seem to allude to other options as well?

diethardsteiner commented 5 years ago

No not really. All I primarily would like to have is a format column in the table just below The data set fields and their column name in the table:.