CreateFiles

Jobflow Component

Short Description
Ports
Metadata
CreateFiles Attributes
Details
Examples
See also

Short Description

CreateFiles can create files and directories. It is also capable of setting the modification date of both existing and newly created files and directories. Optionally, non-existing parent directories may also be created.

[Note]Note

To be able to use this component, you need a separate jobflow license.

Component Inputs Outputs Auto-propagated metadata
CreateFiles0-10-2
yes

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Ports

Port typeNumberRequiredDescriptionMetadata
Input0
no
Input data records to be mapped to component attributes.Any
Output0
no
ResultsAny
1
no
ErrorsAny

Metadata

CreateFiles does not propagate metadata from left to right or from right to left.

This component has metadata template available. The templates of CreateFiles are described in Details. See details on Metadata Templates.

CreateFiles Attributes

AttributeReqDescriptionPossible values
Basic
File URLyes [1] Path to the file or directory to be created (see Supported URL Formats for File Operations). If it ends with a slash ('/'), it denotes that a directory should be created, which can also be specified using the Create as directory attribute.  
Create as directorynoSpecifies that directories should be created instead of regular files. false (default) | true
Create parent directoriesnoAttempt to create non-existing parent directories. false (default) | true
Last modified datenoSet the last modified date of existing and newly created files to the specified value. Format of the date is defined in the DEFAULT_DATETIME_FORMAT property (Chapter 18, Engine Configuration).  
Input mapping [2] Defines mapping of input records to the component attributes.
Output mapping [2] Defines mapping of results to the standard output port.
Error mapping [2] Defines mapping of errors to the error output port.
Redirect error outputnoIf enabled, errors will be sent to the standard output port instead of the error port. false (default) | true
Verbose outputnoIf enabled, one input record may cause multiple records to be sent to the output (e.g. as a result of wildcard expansion). Otherwise, each input record will yield just one cumulative output record. false (default) | true
Advanced
Stop processing on failno By default, a failure causes the component to skip all subsequent input records and send the information about skipped input records to the error output port. This behavior can be turned off by this attribute. true (default) | false

[1]  The attribute is required, unless specified in the Input mapping.

[2]  Required if the corresponding edge is connected.

Details

Editing any of the Input, Output or Error mapping opens the Transform Editor.

Input mapping

The editor allows you to override selected attributes of the component with the values of the input fields.

Field NameAttributeTypePossible values
fileURLFile URLstring 
directoryCreate as directorybooleantrue | false
makeParentDirsCreate parent directoriesbooleantrue | false
modifiedDateLast modified datedate 
Output mapping

The editor allows you to map the results and the input data to the output port.

If Output mapping is empty, fields of the input record and result record are mapped to the output by name.

Field NameTypeDescription
fileURLstringURL of the target file or directory.
resultbooleanTrue if the operation has succeeded (can be false when Redirect error output is enabled).
errorMessagestringIf the operation has failed, the field contains the error message (used when Redirect error output is enabled).
stackTracestringIf the operation has failed, the field contains the stack trace of the error (used when Redirect error output is enabled).
Error mapping

The editor allows you to map the errors and the input data to the error port.

If Error mapping is empty, fields of the input record and result record are mapped to the output by name.

Field NameTypeDescription
resultbooleanWill always be set to false.
errorMessagestringThe error message.
stackTracestringThe stack trace of the error.
fileURLstringURL of the target file or directory.

Examples

Touching the File with CreateFiles

Create file touch_me.txt. If the file exists, update the last modification time.

Solution

Use attributes .

AttributeValue
File URL${DATATMP_DIR}/touch_me.txt
Input mappingSee the code below
function integer transform() {
 	$out.0.modifiedDate = today();

 	return ALL;
}

You can optionally set Create parent directories to true.

See also

DeleteFiles
Common Properties of Components
Specific Attribute Types
Common Properties of File Operations
File Operations Comparison