Set field value to a constant

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Description

This step allows you to replace the value of a field with a user-defined constant.

Option	Definition
Step name	The name of this step as it appears in the transformation workspace.
Use variable in constant	Selecting this option allows you to use variable replacement within a constant.
Field	Displays the fields with values that can be replaced.
Replace by value	The value that will replace existing values within the specified field.
Conversion mask (Date)	Allows you to specify a date format to convert to.
Set empty string?	Set this to Y to allow an empty string instead of a NULL value when the value is empty.