Stage equivalent to Transformer

[DSShishya]

Hello Everyone,

Just a simple question (May sound like an interview question though).

Is there any other stage in DS that is equivalent to the Transformer Stage (Where in we can do the same kind of transformations like that of Transformer)?

[priyadarshikunal]

Where in we can do the same kind of transformations like that of Transformer?

In Simple words "No".

Transformer is the beast of all, with loads of functionality. However, a lot of work which can be done using transformer can also be done with other stages. For example:

Type conversion/Null Handling : Modify stage
Filtering Records: Filter Stage

and the list goes on.

[priyadarshikunal]

My bad, i thought i was replying to the thread in PX forum.

But still the answer is "No". And other stages mentioned in earlier post doesn't exists in server.

[DSShishya]

Thanks Kunal.

[ray.wurlod]

You can write your own stages and replicate what a Transformer stage does, but why would you reinvent the wheel?