All About IRI Set Files: A Primer
Introduction: In the context of IRI software, set files are text files containing realistic or replacement values for data management applications in the IRI Voracity platform ecosystem. Read More
Real-Time Database Data Replication
Abstract: The previous article in this series of 4 detailed how to install, set up, and configure IRI Ripcurrent, an IRI-developed command-line Java application that utilizes the Debezium embedded engine and the streaming feature of the IRI (CoSort) SortCL program to react in real-time to database change events by replicating data to downstream target(s), optionally with transformation (e.g., Read More
Getting Started with IRI Ripcurrent
Abstract: Data collected, processed, and saved across industries is constantly generated and updated. Database (DB) tables can be refreshed with new data from applications or events in intervals as frequent as a fraction of a second. Read More
Mapping DB Data Types
Abstract: The process of transferring data from one database (DB) to another can be complicated when those DBs do not use the same data types. A DB Data Type Mapping wizard is now implemented in IRI Workbench to help solve this problem for SortCL-driven data management jobs with different sources and targets. Read More
Voracity Software Support for Cloud File Stores
Public and private cloud file systems are becoming increasingly popular places for businesses and government agencies to store their data. Several major competitors have arisen in the cloud storage provider space, with Amazon, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform at the top. Read More
Adding Location Definitions to Metadata
IRI’s data management tools share a familiar and self-documenting metadata language called SortCL. All these tools — including CoSort, FieldShield, NextForm, and RowGen — require data definition file (DDF) layouts with /FIELD specifications for each data source so the data is mapped to the metadata. Read More
Masking & Mapping Data in a Snowflake Database
Finding and masking personally identifiable information (PII) in Snowflake® data warehouses works the same way in IRI FieldShield® or Voracity® installations as it does for other relational database sources. Read More
Automating IRI Jobs Using File Monitoring: A POC
Manually initiating SortCL-compatible jobs in IRI Voracity ETL, CoSort reporting, FieldShield masking, or NextForm migration scenarios is not realistic or productive in environments where data in sources are being added or changed dynamically. Read More
IRI Script Reuse Techniques for Fewer and More Flexible…
Designing for reuse is a common cost-saving technique used in the software industry that can be applied to IRI SortCL (Sort Control Language)-compatible job design. Designing for reuse can result in a smaller inventory of scripts; and reduce script development, maintenance and execution costs. Read More
What’s New in CoSort 10.5?
AbstractThree years after the release of CoSort V10, a significant interim update to IRI’s primary data transformation software package has been announced. This article summarizes what’s new in the CoSort high-performance data sorting and ETL tool since Version 10.0.1 was introduced. Read More
An IRI Voracity Use Case for CDR Data Processing
This is the final article of 5 articles regarding ASN.1 support in SortCL and IRI Workbench. To begin reading from the first article in the series, click here. Read More