Illustrated in the below image is a flow where the Relay Based File System step is being used as a source step and we require to pull the data from a zip file in a local machine. The Zip reader step is being used to unzip the zip file. The Sync Flow references the flow where the data from the file will be returned.
The below image is the Relay Based File System source step where we are passing through the highlighted zip file.
Adding a ZIP Reader Step
To add a ZIP Reader step in a flow, follow the below instructions:
1. Click on the highlighted icon as shown in the below image.
2. The below page will appear. Select or search for a Reader step to pull out the source data. Click on the Reader tab and select ZIP as shown in the image below.
Configuring a ZIP Reader Reader step
Illustrated in the below image is the configuration that is available in the ZIP Reader step.
Path Field
Specify the path of the file that you require to read. The path must be specific to that file that needs to be read.
If the path is not provided, the first file in the folder will be used. The field is case-sensitive, so it is important that it matches the exact file name.
Using a ZIP Reader step
To use a ZIP Reader step, follow the instructions below:
1. Click on the play button on the ZIP step as highlighted in the image below:
2. Click the highlighted are in the image below to upload a file.
3. Click the Test button as shown in the image below.
4. The below image is the 2nd flow that is being referenced in the Sync Flow destination step. An Excel reader step is being used to read the file since it is an Excel file that was compressed. The data is then sent to a Buffer destination step.
