= Re-select columns

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[NOTE]
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This post-processor is supported only for the SQL database connectors.
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== Overview

In some cases, because of the way that certain source databases function, when a {prodname} connector emits a change event, the event might exclude values for specific column types.
For example, values for TOAST columns in PostgreSQL, LOB columns in Oracle, or Extended String columns in Oracle Exadata, might all be excluded.

The `ReselectColumnsPostProcessor` provides a way to re-select one or more columns from a database table and fetch the current state.
You can configure the post processor to re-select the following column types:

 * `null` columns.
 * columns that contain the `unavailable.value.placeholder` sentinel value.

Configuring a `PostProcessor` is similar to configuring a `CustomConverter` or `Transformation`.

== Configuration example

Configure a `PostProcessor` much in the same way that you would configure a `CustomConverter` or `Transformation`.
To enable the connector to use the `ReselectColumnsPostProcessor`, add the following options to the connector configuration:
[source,json]
----
  "post-processors": "reselector", // <1>
  "reselector.type": "io.debezium.processors.reselect.ReselectColumnsPostProcessor", // <2>
  "reselector.reselect.columns.include.list": "<schema_name>.<table_name>:<colA>,<schema_name>.<table_name>:<colB>", // <3>
  "reselector.reselect.unavailable.values": "true", // <4>
  "reselector.reselect.null.values": "true" // <5>
----
<1> Comma-separated list of post-processor prefixes.
<2> The fully-qualified class type name for the post-processor.
<3> Comma-separated list of column names specified by using the following format: `<schema>.<table>:<column>`.
<4> Enables or disables the re-selection of columns that contain the `unavailable.value.placeholder` sentinel value.
<5> Enables or disables the re-selection of columns that are `null`.

== Configuration options

The following table lists the configuration options that you can set for the Reselect Columns post-processor.

.Reselect columns post processor configuration options
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|Property
|Default
|Description

|[[reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-columns-include-list]]<<reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-columns-include-list, `+reselect.columns.include.list+`>>
|No default
|Comma-separated list of column names to re-select from the source database.
Use the following format to specify column names: + `_<schema>_._<table>_:_<column>_`  +
 +
Do not set this property if you set the `reselect.columns.exclude.list` property.

|[[reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-columns-exclude-list]]<<reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-columns-exclude-list, `+reselect.columns.exclude.list+`>>
|No default
|Comma-separated list of column names in the source database to exclude from re-selection.
Use the following format to specify column names: + `_<schema>_._<table>_:_<column>_` +
 +
Do not set this property if you set the `reselect.columns.include.list` property.

|[[reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-unavailable-values]]<<reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-unavailable-values, `+reselect.unavailable.values+`>>
|`true`
|Specifies whether the post processor reselects a column that matches the `reselect.columns.include.list` filter if the column value is provided by the connector's `unavailable.value.placeholder` property.

|[[reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-null-values]]<<reselect-columns-post-processor-property-reselect-null-values, `+reselect.null.values+`>>
|`true`
|Specifies whether the post processor reselects a column that matches the `reselect.columns.include.list` filter if the column value is `null`.

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