User Defined Data Source (UDS) Properties

This topic describes the properties of a User Defined Data Source (UDS) object in a catalog.

Property Name	Description
Class Name	Specifies the full name (including package name) of the class represented by the UDS. The class should actually exist and can be found by Designer, which means you should have already added the class to the class path of the system environment. Data type: String
Description	Specifies the description of the UDS. Data type: String
Maximum Duration	Specifies the maximum elapsed time allowed to fetch data from the data source when the UDS runs, measured in seconds. By default, the property value is blank, meaning the time is unlimited. For more information, see Limiting the Query Run Time and Number of Records. Data type: Integer
Maximum Rows	Specifies the maximum number of rows to be fetched from the data source when the UDS runs. By default, the property value is blank, meaning the number is unlimited. For more information, see Limiting the Query Run Time and Number of Records. Data type: Integer
Name	Specifies the mapped name of the UDS in the catalog. Data type: String
Parameter	Specifies the value for the parameter of the UDS. Data type: String
Specify Metadata	Specifies whether to apply the column properties specified by users. Data type: Boolean