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Generate Apply Chain creates a new node that contains the specification of a node that performs a transformation. If you have several transformations performed in sequence, for example, Sample followed by a Custom transform, then you must select Generate Apply Chain for each transformation in the sequence.You must connect the individual nodes and connect them to an appropriate data source.
Generate Apply Chain helps you create a sequence of transformations that you can use to ensure that new data is prepared in the same way as existing data. For example, to ensure that Apply data is prepared in the same way as Build data, use this option.
The Generate Apply Chain option is not valid for all nodes. For example, it does not copy the specification of a Build node.