Steve, Yes the property will point to a local file in the your Java application's working directory. It is not on HDFS. Are you using the Hadoop FileSystem API to open this file?
-- Mona Chitnis On 6/22/12 10:08 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >Alejandro, >Thanks. So are the configuration properties passed to the Java class in >the workflow supposed to be in an xml file specified by >'oozie.action.conf.xml '? And that xml file will exist on the HDFS when >the Java class runs? >If so, in my Java class did: >String oozieProps = System.getProperty("oozie.action.conf.xml"); > >It did return a path to an XML, but when it tried to open/read the file, >it got an IO exception that it did not exist. >Steve > > > > >________________________________ > >From: Alejandro Abdelnur [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thu 6/21/2012 9:41 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: question on how Java class from workflow action reads >properties > > > >Hi Steve, > >From Mona's Java Cookbook doc which is not live yet: > >----- > > Within your Java Main class, you can query for the following >system >properties pertaining to your Oozie job. > > * oozie.job.id : Workflow ID > > * oozie.action.id : Action ID > > * oozie.action.conf.xml : local path to the resolved action >configuration > > * oozie.action.output.properties : Action properties output as a >Java Properties file > >----- > >HTH > >Thx > >Alejandro > > > >On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If I have a workflow Java action similar as follows, setting >>configuration >> properties: >> <action name='some_task'> >> <java> >> <job-tracker>${jobTracker}</job-tracker> >> <name-node>${nameNode}</name-node> >> <configuration> >> <property> >> <name>mapred.job.queue.name</name> >> <value>${queueName}</value> >> </property> >> <property> >> <name>user</name> >> <value>${user}</value> >> </property> >> <property> >> <name>oozieServer</name> >> <value>${oozieServer}</value> >> </property> >> <property> >> <name>configLocation</name> >> <value>${configLocation}</value> >> >> >> In the Java class specified in the action, how do I read those >> configuration properties? I found they don't get passed as >>system/command >> line properties. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> Steve >> Sogeti USA >> 3636 N. Central Ave. >> #810 >> Phoenix, AZ 85012 >> www.us.sogeti.com <http://www.us.sogeti.com/> >> >> > > >-- >Alejandro > >
