Generic Archive output connector

This connector archives output (output data and corresponding index files) in an external archiving system. The output is temporarily stored in directories before it is sent to the archiving system. Each index file contains the path to the output data in relation to the directory where the index file is stored.

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What settings to specify depends on the requirements from the archiving system. For example, if an archiving client scans the directory for index files with a certain extension, you must specify this extension. As the extension is added at job end, you prevent the archiving client from accessing an index file before it is completed.

The connector settings are described below.

Index directory

The root directory for the output. The directory is specified in relation to the working directory. You can use the SetDestPath() scripting function.

One sub directory is automatically created per job, containing the output data and the index file. As an alternative to these automatically generated directories, you can specify separate directories for the output data and the index files in the Runtime specific connector settings.

Runtime specific connector settings

Index entry

The characters (hexadecimal values) used to separate the Archive attributes within an index line.

Index line separator

The characters (hexadecimal values) used to separate index lines.

Index command

A command to execute when all files are added to the Index directory in the Platform connector settings.

Example 12

Index command

programname -st %l -dt % 

where programname retrieves the index file (%1) in the Index directory (%) for further processing.

 

Remove job directory

Removes the job directory (in the Index directory in the Platform connector settings) after successful completion of the Index command.

Index directory

A separate directory for the index files. The directory is specified in relation to the Index directory in the Platform connector settings. You can use variables. If no directory is specified, the job sub directory in the Index directory in the Platform connector settings is used.

Index name

The name of the index file. You can use variables. If no name is specified, a name is automatically generated.

Index extension

An extension, to be added to the index file. You can use variables. If no extension is specified, the *.idx extension is used.

Data directory

A separate directory for the output data. The directory is specified in relation to the Index directory in the Platform connector settings. You can use variables. If no directory is specified, the output data is stored in the same directory as the index file.

Data name

The name of the output data. You can use variables. If no name is specified, a name is automatically generated.

Archive attributes

The archive attributes. These attributes consist of an attribute name and a value. The value can be a static text or a variable. By default, there is an attribute for the Process output file name.

You must manually add any other attributes. The order in which the attributes are listed is important since StreamServer outputs the attributes in this order.

You can enter the attribute name <idxcodepage> and the appropriate code page as attribute value to specify a code page for the index file. The attribute name must include the < and > characters.