Write data to properties file
DescriptionThe Properties Output transform outputs a set of rows of data to a Java properties files. The data needs to be structured in a key/value format to be usable for a properties file.
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Options
General Tab
| Option | Description | ||
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Transform name | Name of the transform. This name has to be unique in a single pipeline. | ||
Key field | The input field name that will contain the key part of the key:value pairs to be written to the properties file. | ||
Value field | The input field name that will contain the value part of the key:value pairs to be written to the properties file. | ||
Comment | Short comment that is copied into the top of the properties file.
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Content
| Option | Description |
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Filename | The name of the properties file to create, without the file extension. |
Append | Check this option to update an existing property file. Properties in the file that are not processed by the transform will remain unchanged. |
Create parent folder | Check this option if you want to automatically create the parent folder. |
Accept file name from field? | Check this option if the file name is specified in an input stream field. |
File name field | Specifies the field that contains the name of the file to write to. |
Extension | Specify the file extension. Usually this is "properties". |
Include transform number in filename | Includes the transform number (when running in multiple copies) in the output filename. |
Include date in filename | Includes the date in the output filename with format yyyyMMdd (20081231). |
Include time in filename | Includes the time in the output filename with format HHmmss (235959). |
Show filename(s)… | Displays the paths and names of all files to be written to. |
Add File to result | Adds the generated filenames to the result of this pipeline. A unique list is kept in memory, which can be used in the next workflow action in a workflow, such as in another pipeline. |