Output type examples

The following table provides examples of the string and non-string output types in PDI. Note that Format, Length, Precision, Decimal, and Group apply only when reading from, or outputting to, a string.

String output type example	Non-string output type example
Preview	Table Output when the target field is a number.
Text File Output	Avro Output when the target field is a number.
JSON Output	Parquet Output when the target field is a number.
XML Output	ORC Output when the target field is a number.
Table Output when the target field is a varchar.	Any binary output type
Anything displayed by PDI including logs, error messages, and prompts.