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Note: The names used in the following task are for illustration purposes only; replace the names of
schema, tables, files, and so on shown in the following examples with your own names.
1. Create a root package for your table import application.
In SAP HANA studio, open the SAP HANA Development perspective and perform the following steps:
a) In the Navigator view, right-click the package in the package hierarchy where you want to create the new
package for your table-import configuration and choose New > Package... .
b) Enter a name for your package, for example TiPackage.
Note: Naming conventions exist for package names, for example, a package name must not start
with either a dot (.) or a hyphen (-) and cannot contain two or more consecutive dots (..). In
addition, the name must not exceed 190 characters.
a) Choose OK to create the new package.
2. Create a set of table-import files.
The following files are required for a table import scenario.
○ The table-import data file, for example, TiData.hdbtid
Links the CSV data files to the data field and thus the target tables via the model
○ A table-import model, for example, TiModel.hdbtim
Defines the data fields and import target tables of each data field
○ A table import package, for example, TiPackage
Contains all the artifacts you need to complete the table-import operation
○ A CSV file, for example, TiCsv.csv
Contains the data to be imported into the SAP HANA table
○ A table definition, for example, TiTable.hdbtable
Defines the structure of the target import table
○ The schema definition, for example, TISCHEMA.schema
Specifies the name of the schema in which the target import table is created
○ An application-logic, for example, TiConsumerApp.xsjs
Once all files are created, you can import data from a source file, such as a CSV file, into the desired table
during a commit.
3. Using any code editor, open the schema definition (TISCHEMA.schema) file that you just created and enter
the name of the schema you want to apply.
schemaname=TISCHEMA
4. Open the table definition of the target import table (TiTable.hdbtable) file that you just created and enter
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the following lines of text.
table.schemaName = "TISCHEMA";
table.tableType = COLUMNSTORE;
table.columns =
[
{name = "Surname"; sqlType = VARCHAR; nullable = false; length =
40; comment = "Person's surname";},
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