Kudu Sink properties reference

Review the following reference for a comprehensive list of the connector properties that are specific to the Kudu Sink connector.

The properties listed in this reference must be added to the connector configuration with the following prefix:
parameter.[***CONNECTOR NAME***] Parameters:

In addition to the properties listed here, this connector also accepts certain properties of the Kafka Connect framework as well as the properties of the NiFi Stateless Sink connector. When creating a new connector using the SMM UI, all valid properties are presented in the default configuration template. You can view the configuration template to get a full list of valid properties. In addition, for more information regarding the accepted properties not listed here, you can review the Apache Kafka documentation and the Stateless NiFi Sink properties reference.

Date Format

Description
Specifies the format to use when reading Date fields from JSON.
Default Value
yyyy-MM-dd
Accepted Values
Required
true

Handle Schema Drift

Description
Specifies whether to handle Schema Drift. If set to true, when fields with names that are not in the target Kudu table are encountered, the Kudu table is altered to include new columns for those fields. If set to false, fields that only exist in the input data are skipped.
Default Value
false
Accepted Values
true, false
Required
true

Ignore Null

Description
Ignore NULL on Kudu Put Operation. If set to true, only non-null columns get updated.
Default Value
false
Accepted Values
true, false
Required
true

Kafka Message Data Format

Description
Specifies the format of the messages the connector receives from Kafka.
Default Value
AVRO
Accepted Values
AVRO, JSON
Required
true

Kerberos Keytab for Kudu

Description
The fully-qualified filename of the kerberos keytab associated with the principal for accessing Kudu.
Default Value
The location of the default keytab which is empty and can only be used for unsecure connections
Accepted Values
Required
true

Kerberos Keytab for Schema Registry

Description
The fully-qualified filename of the kerberos keytab associated with the principal for accessing Schema Registry.
Default Value
The location of the default keytab which is empty and can only be used for unsecure connections.
Accepted Values
Required
true

Kerberos Principal for Kudu

Description
The Kerberos principal used for authenticating to Kudu.
Default Value
default
Accepted Values
Required
true

Kerberos Principal for Schema Registry

Description
The Kerberos principal used for authenticating to Schema Registry.
Default Value
default
Accepted Values
Required
true

Kudu Kerberos Service Name

Description
The SASL protocol name to use for authenticating with Kerberos. Must match the Kudu service principal name.
Default Value
kudu
Accepted Values
Required
false

Kudu Masters

Description
The comma separated addresses of the Kudu masters to connect to. For example: localhost: 7051,localhost:7151,localhost:7251.
Default Value
Accepted Values
Required
true

Kudu Operation Type

Description
Specifies what Kudu operation gets executed.
Default Value
INSERT
Accepted Values
INSERT, INSERT_IGNORE, UPSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, UPDATE_IGNORE, DELETE_IGNORE
Required
true

Lowercase Field Names

Description
Specifies whether to convert column names to lowercase when finding indexes of Kudu table columns.
Default Value
false
Accepted Values
true, false
Required
true

Schema Access Strategy

Description
Specifies the strategy used for determining the schema of the Kafka record. The value you set here depends on the data format set in Kafka Message Data Format.

If set to Schema Registry, the schema is read from Schema Registry. This setting can be used with both AVRO and JSON formats.

If set to Infer Schema, the schema is inferred based on the input file. This setting can only be used if Kafka Message Data Format is JSON.

If set to Embedded Schema, the schema embedded in the input is used. This setting can only be used if Kafka Message Data Format is AVRO.

Default Value
Schema Registry
Accepted Values
Schema Registry, Infer Schema, Embedded Schema
Required
true

Schema Branch

Description
The name of the branch to use when looking up the schema in Schema Registry. Schema Branch and Schema Version cannot be specified at the same time. If one is specified, the other needs to be removed from the configuration. If Schema Registry is not used, this property must be completely removed from the configuration.
Default Value
Accepted Values
Required
false

Schema Name

Description
The schema name to look up in Schema Registry. If the Schema Access Strategy property is set to Schema Registry, this property must contain a valid schema name. If Schema Registry is not used, this property must be completely removed from the configuration JSON.
Default Value
Accepted Values
Required
false

Schema Registry URL

Description
The URL of the Schema Registry server. If Schema Registry is not used, use the default value.
Default Value
http://localhost:7788/api/v1
Accepted Values
Required
true

Schema Version

Description
The version of the schema to look up in Schema Registry. If Schema Registry is used and a schema version is not specified, the latest version of the schema is retrieved. Schema Branch and Schema Version cannot be specified at the same time. If one is specified, the other needs to be removed from the configuration. If Schema Registry is not used, this property must be completely removed from the configuration.
Default Value
Accepted Values
Required
false

Table Name With Schema

Description
The schema and name of the Kudu Table to put data into. For example: default.mytable. When using Impala: impala::default.mytable.
Default Value
Accepted Values
Required
true

Time Format

Description
Specifies the format to use when reading Time fields from JSON.
Default Value
HH:mm:ss
Accepted Values
Required
true

Truststore Filename for Schema Registry

Description
The fully-qualified filename of a truststore. This truststore is used to establish a secure connection with Schema Registry using TLS.
Default Value
The location of the default truststore which is empty and can only be used for unsecure connections
Accepted Values
Required
true

Truststore Password for Schema Registry

Description
The password used to access the contents of the truststore configured in the Truststore Filename for Schema Registry property.
Default Value
password
Accepted Values
Required
true

Truststore Type for Schema Registry

Description
The type of the truststore configured in the Truststore Filename for Schema Registry property.
Default Value
Accepted Values
BCFKS, PKCS12, JKS
Required
true