Creating a context group
A context group is a set of (usually) related context variables for use within a project. This recipe shows how to create a new context group.
How to do it...
The steps for creating a context group are as follows:
Open the metadata panel, and right-click on the context section.
Select the Create context group option.
Name the new group
cookbookGeneral.Click on the Next button, and you will see the main context variable panel.
Click on + to add a new variable and type in
cookbookDirectory.Set the type to Directory.
Now, click on the Values as a table tab, and click on the Default column for cookbookDirectory. Click on the … icon.
This will open a directory navigation window, so navigate to the cookbook data directory, and click on Finish.
How it works...
The context group is created in the metadata panel, and the individual context variables can then be added, along with their default values. Because we chose the type as Directory, Talend gives us the option of using a windows...
