Configuring an Archive activity

About this task

To configure an Archive activity, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Select the Configure task from the Checklist. The Configure task is displayed.
  2. Select a format type as described in the following table:
    Format Archived? Compressed? Description
    TAR Yes No Specifies that input files and directories are archived using the tar format before being returned in the archive output parameter as a single value. The returned value is compatible with the archive format produced by the UNIX tar -cf command. This option returns a value that is compatible with a file that ends in the .tar extension.
    TAR+GZIP Yes Yes Specifies that input files and directories are archived using the tar format and then compressed using the gzip format, before being returned in the archive output parameter as a single value. The returned value is compatible with the archive format produced by the UNIX tar -cf command and the compression format produced by the GNU gzip command. This option returns a value that is compatible with a file that ends in the .tar.gz extension.
    ZIP Yes Yes Specifies that input files and directories are compressed and archived using the .zip format before being returned in the archive output parameter as a single value. The returned value is compatible with the compression and archive format produced by proprietary compression products. This option returns a value that is compatible with a file that ends in the .zip extension.
    GZIP No Yes Specifies that a single input file is compressed using the gzip format, before being returned in the archive output parameter. The returned value is compatible with the compression format produced by the GNU gzip command. This option returns a value that is compatible with a file that ends in the .gz extension.

What to do next

Map the input of the activity.



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Timestamp icon Last updated: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


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