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Multi File Zip Writer Step

The Multi File Zip Writer step is used to create a ZIP (compressed) file with multiple records or files in it.

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Illustrated in the below image is a flow where the Record Generator is used as a source step to generate records. A Run File destination step to deliver an output file that can be downloaded.

Adding a Multi File Zip Writer Step

To add a Multi File Zip Writer 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 Writer step to pull out the source data. Click on the Writer tab and select Multi File ZIP as shown in the image below.

Configuring a Multi File Zip Writer Step

Illustrated in the below image is the configuration available in the Multi File Zip Writer step.

Compression Level โ€“ Determine the level of compression to use. The compression level is set at 5 by default when the Multi File Zip Writer step is added.

From Path โ€“ The path to read the record


Using a Multi File Zip Writer Step

The image below shows data in the Record Generator step.

The Run File step is shown below. The File Type has been selected as Zip.

Viewing the created Multi File Zip file

1. Click the Execute Flow button shown in the image below:

2. Click the Create Run button.

3. Once the run has completed successfully, click on the processed run and then click the download button on the Run File step to download the output file as highlighted in the image below.

The image below shows the ZIP output file.

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