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inputs.yaml

Learn how to define and map input sources for your Profiles project.

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The inputs.yaml file contains the configuration of all input sources used in Profiles. This includes the ID graph, entity vars, feature view, etc.

inputs:
    - name: input_name
        app_defaults:
            table: schema.table # key must be only one of table/view/s3/csv
            occurred_at_col: time_series_column
            row_identifier: [list of identifiers for composite key]    # optional
            ids:
                <id-config>
KeyDescription
name
Required		The input name.
app_defaults
Required		Input configuration.
table\ view\ s3\ csv
Required		Source name, see input sources.
occurred_at_col
Required		Time series column.
row_identifierList of all the identifiers that combine to create a composite primary key.
ids
Required		All IDs in the input source, mapped to entities and id_types

Input sources

A source can be a warehouse table, view, Amazon S3 bucket, or CSV file. Only one key can be used per source.

KeyDescription
tableWarehouse table name

You can also refer to tables from other databases/schemas in the same data warehouse.
viewWarehouse view name.
csvCSV file path. Note that this path should be relative to the project folder.

Note: RudderStack recommends using CSV file as an input only if you have limited amount of data.
s3Amazon S3 URI path.

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