# BasicCatalogTarget
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Specifies a target that uses a AWS Glue Data Catalog table.

## Contents
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 ** Database **   <a name="Glue-Type-BasicCatalogTarget-Database"></a>
The database that contains the table you want to use as the target. This database must already exist in the Data Catalog.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `([\u0009\u000B\u000C\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF])*`   
Required: Yes

 ** Inputs **   <a name="Glue-Type-BasicCatalogTarget-Inputs"></a>
The nodes that are inputs to the data target.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Fixed number of 1 item.  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9_-]*`   
Required: Yes

 ** Name **   <a name="Glue-Type-BasicCatalogTarget-Name"></a>
The name of your data target.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `([^\r\n])*`   
Required: Yes

 ** Table **   <a name="Glue-Type-BasicCatalogTarget-Table"></a>
The table that defines the schema of your output data. This table must already exist in the Data Catalog.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `([\u0009\u000B\u000C\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF])*`   
Required: Yes

 ** PartitionKeys **   <a name="Glue-Type-BasicCatalogTarget-PartitionKeys"></a>
The partition keys used to distribute data across multiple partitions or shards based on a specific key or set of key.  
Type: Array of arrays of strings  
Pattern: `([\u0009\u000B\u000C\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF])*`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/glue-2017-03-31/BasicCatalogTarget) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/glue-2017-03-31/BasicCatalogTarget) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/glue-2017-03-31/BasicCatalogTarget)