Earlier command and setup reference · Engine 18.6.0rc590 / Reader 8.11.0rc649
Definition
Parsing for one source. Without them, the settings apply.
Review parsing per file
Before overriding a source, inspect a small portion of its export: the timestamp representation, character encoding, separator and number or date conventions. A file headed case_id;activity;started needs a different delimiter decision from a comma-separated export. Names containing accented letters also help reveal an encoding mismatch.
The source-level fields apply to one source. When they are absent, the run's settings apply, so two files with different conventions may need separate declarations.
Validate the interpretation
After changing parsing, validate the configuration and compare accepted and rejected rows. Check that the values themselves are interpreted as intended, not merely that more rows were accepted. For timezone assumptions, see timestamp_zone_from_run_setting; for unsupported timestamp formats, see invalid_timestamp.