Add to a Merge Job

➕ Add to a Merge Job

Add to a Merge Job allows you to select one or more files and include them in a defined merge configuration. This is used when you want multiple input files to be automatically or manually combined into a single, structured output based on defined schema rules.

This action is available via Bulk Actions or directly within the DataOps screen, and it supports both automated merging (based on schema constraints) and manual job construction.

🔍 Use Cases:

• Combine related files like customers.csv, transactions.csv, and items.csv into one unified dataset.
• Group together multiple like-type files (e.g., regional customer files) for unioning.
• Append suppression indicators or enrich records from auxiliary datasets before processing.

📌 Behavior:

• Once added to a merge job, files will wait to be merged based on:
• Merge schema rules (e.g., keys, join logic)
• Time window constraints
• Client-specific restrictions (if enabled)
• Can be triggered:
• Automatically (via output schema rules)
• Manually (from the Merge or DataOps screen)