List of required configuration parameters for the Kafka Filter to Kafka ReadyFlow

When deploying the Kafka Filter to Kafka ReadyFlow, you have to provide the following parameters. Use the information you collected in Prerequisites.

Table 1. Kafka Filter to Kafka ReadyFlow configuration parameters
Parameter Name Description
CDP Workload User Specify the CDP machine user or workload user name that you want to use to authenticate to Kafka. Ensure this user has the appropriate access rights in Ranger for the source and target Kafka topics.
CDP Workload User Password Specify the CDP machine user or workload user name that you want to use to authenticate to Kafka.
Data Input Format Specify the format of your input data. If your data input is CSV, define a CSV delimiter for the data in the CSV Delimiter text box. If you use AVRO or JSON format, the delimiter is ignored.
  • CSV
  • JSON
  • AVRO
Data Output Format Specify the format of your output data. If your data input is CSV, define a CSV delimiter for the data in the CSV Delimiter text box. If you use AVRO or JSON format, the delimiter is ignored.
  • CSV
  • JSON
  • AVRO
CSV Delimiter If your source data is CSV, specify the delimiter here.
Filter Rule

If you want to filter your data for the destination topic, enter a filter rule expressed in SQL.

Records matching the filter are written to the destination topic in Kafka. If you do not provide a specific filter rule, the default rule forwards all records.

Default rule:SELECT * FROM FLOWFILE
Kafka Broker Endpoint Specify the Kafka bootstrap servers string as a comma separated list in the format <host>:<port>.
Kafka Consumer Group ID

Add the name of the consumer group used for the source topic you are consuming from.

Make sure to use the Consumer Group ID that the selected CDP Workload User is allowed to use.

Kafka Source Topic Specify a topic name that you want to read from.
Kafka Destination Topic Specify a topic name that you want to write to.
Kafka Producer ID Use it to identify your data flow in SMM.
Schema Name

Specify the schema that you want to use in your data flow.

DataFlow looks up this schema in the Schema Registry you define with the Schema Registry Hostname. See the Appendix for an example schema.

Schema Registry Hostname

Specify the hostname of the Schema Registry running on the master node in the Streams Messaging cluster that you want to connect to.

This must be the direct hostname of the Schema Registry itself, not the Knox Endpoint.