Kafka Client

Yes: The node task will be re-executed, and the following parameters must be configured: Maximum Retries Retry Interval (seconds)
No: The node task will not be re-executed. This is the default setting.

The Kafka Client node is used to send data to Kafka topics.

Table 1 describes the parameters of the Kafka Client node.

**Table 1** Parameters of Kafka Client nodes
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
Data Connection	Yes	Select the MRS Kafka connection created in the management center.
Topic Name	Yes	Select the topic to which data is to be uploaded. If there are multiple partitions, data is sent to partition 0 by default.
Node Name	Yes	Name of a node. The name must contain 1 to 128 characters, including only letters, numbers, underscores (_), hyphens (-), slashes (/), less-than signs (<), and greater-than signs (>).
Text	Yes	Text content sent to Kafka. You can directly enter text or click to use the EL expression.

**Table 2** Advanced parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
Max. Node Execution Duration	Yes	Execution timeout interval for the node. If retry is configured and the execution is not complete within the timeout interval, the node will not be retried and is set to the failed state.
Retry upon Failure	Yes	Indicates whether to re-execute a node task if its execution fails. Possible values: Yes: The node task will be re-executed, and the following parameters must be configured: Maximum Retries Retry Interval (seconds) No: The node task will not be re-executed. This is the default setting. NOTE: If Timeout Interval is configured for the node, the node will not be executed again after the execution times out. Instead, the node is set to the failure state.
Failure Policy	Yes	Operation that will be performed if the node task fails to be executed. Possible values: End the current job execution plan: stops running the current job. The job instance status is Failed. Go to the next node: ignores the execution failure of the current node. The job instance status is Failure ignored. Suspend current job execution plan: suspends running the current job. The job instance status is Waiting. Suspend execution plans of the subsequent nodes: stops running subsequent nodes. The job instance status is Failed.