I am writing to Timestream a list of dimensions and a list of measureValues but I keep getting this error:
"Message":"measureValues (list) not supported for BOOL, DOUBLE, VARCHAR and BIGINT data types. Please use measureValue to send the data."
Here is my code:
$dimensions= [];
$dimensions[] = [
'Dimensions' => [
[
'DimensionValueType' => 'VARCHAR',
'Name' => 'id',
'Value' => '123456',
],
],
'MeasureValues' => [
[
'Name' => 'remark',
'Type' => 'VARCHAR',
'Value' => 'Some test text',
],
]
];
$query = [
'CommonAttributes' => [
'MeasureName' => 'table_cnt',
'MeasureValue' => 'table_cnt',
'MeasureValueType' => 'VARCHAR',
'Time' => '1651501311000',
'TimeUnit' => 'MILLISECONDS',
'Version' => 1,
],
'DatabaseName' => 'mydb',
'Records' => $dimensions,
'TableName' => 'table',
];
$db->WriteRecords($query);
According to AWS documentation here (Parameter Syntax) it clearly shows that the supported data types are "DOUBLE|BIGINT|VARCHAR|BOOLEAN|TIMESTAMP|MULTI". If you check a bit down below under "MeasureValues" bulletpoint, it says the opposite: "This is only allowed for type MULTI." . Eitherway, I did try to change the type to MULTI but it still throws the same error.
As you're expecting to use the format
[
'Name' => 'remark',
'Type' => 'VARCHAR',
'Value' => 'Some test text',
],
as input to measures, you need to declare the MeasureValueType as 'MULTI' and not send a MeasureValue on the body of the request. In your example, the final request would be like this:
$dimensions= [];
$dimensions[] = [
'Dimensions' => [
[
'DimensionValueType' => 'VARCHAR',
'Name' => 'id',
'Value' => '123456',
],
],
'MeasureValues' => [
[
'Name' => 'remark',
'Type' => 'VARCHAR',
'Value' => 'Some test text',
],
]
];
$query = [
'CommonAttributes' => [
'MeasureName' => 'table_cnt',
// Removed MeasureValue from here as it's MULTI
'MeasureValueType' => 'MULTI', // <- changed from 'VARCHAR' to 'MULTI'
'Time' => '1651501311000',
'TimeUnit' => 'MILLISECONDS',
'Version' => 1,
],
'DatabaseName' => 'mydb',
'Records' => $dimensions,
'TableName' => 'table',
];
$db->WriteRecords($query);
As a reference, I would suggest you to try it first without the CommonAttributes, as you're inserting only one record, like I demonstrate on this article: https://du7.medium.com/aws-timestream-multi-measures-71b41c089af4