Add a Sequence Number Column when Values Change
Updated: Aug 28, 2026
package com.northconcepts.datapipeline.examples.cookbook;
import java.io.File;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.DataReader;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.StreamWriter;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.csv.CSVReader;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.job.Job;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.transform.SetBatchSequenceNumberField;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.transform.TransformingReader;
public class AddASequenceNumberColumnWhenValuesChange {
public static void main(String[] args) {
DataReader reader = new CSVReader(new File("example/data/input/credit-balance-01.csv"))
.setFieldNamesInFirstRow(true);
TransformingReader transformingReader = new TransformingReader(reader);
transformingReader.add(new SetBatchSequenceNumberField("BatchNumber", 10, 5, "Rating"));
Job.run(transformingReader, new StreamWriter(System.out));
}
}
