Fields tab

Kafka consumer Fields tab

Use this tab to define the fields in the record format.

Option

Description

Input name

The input name is received from the Kafka streams. The following are received by default:

  • key

Determines message distribution to partitions. If no key is present, messages are randomly distributed from partitions.

  • message

The individual message contained in a record. Each record consists of a key, a value, and a timestamp.

  • topic

The category to which records are published.

  • partition

An ordered sequence of records that is continuously appended. You cannot have more consumers than the number of partitions.

  • offset

A sequential ID number assigned to each record. It uniquely identifies each record within the partition.

  • timestamp

The time the message is received on the server.

Output name

The Output name can be mapped to subscriber and member requirements.

Type

The Type field defines the data format for streaming the record. You must choose the same data type that produced the records. This field applies to the key and message input names. Options include:

  • String

  • Boolean

  • Number

  • Integer

  • Binary

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