Write ABS File

The Write ABS File activity writes data to a file in an Azure Blob Storage container.

Configuring the Write ABS File Activity

To configure the Write ABS File activity, fill in the required fields in the activity panel.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description	Example
Name	Required	Name of the step, should be unique within this workflow.	MyActivity
Description	Optional	Optional description about the work performed by this step.	Reads a file from S3
ABS Connection	Required	Drag and drop a ABSConnection resource from the workspace.
Container Name	Optional	Name of the container where the blob will be stored. (mapping supported)	my-data-bucket
Blob Path	Optional	Path within the container for the blob. (mapping supported)	data/reports/2024/
Blob Name	Optional	Name of the blob to be created or updated. (mapping supported)	report-2024.csv
Content Type	Optional	Format of the file content (CSV, JSON, XML, etc.) Options: CSV, JSON, XML, TEXT, BINARY.
ABS Auth Context	Optional	Authorization context to use for connecting to ABS.

Advanced

Field	Required	Description	Example
Encryption Type	Optional	Select if the file should be encrypted with PGP or not Options: NONE, PGP.
Encryption Resource	Optional	Certificate resource used for encryption or decryption.
Create Container if Not Exists	Optional	Create the container if it does not already exist.
Overwrite if Blob Exists	Optional	Overwrite the existing blob if it already exists.
Append to Blob	Optional	Append content to the existing blob if it exists.

Input

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
Container Name	Optional	String	Name of Azure Blob Storage container.
Blob Path	Optional	String	Path within the container where the blob will be stored.
Blob Name	Optional	String	Name of the blob to be created or updated.
Create Container	Optional	Boolean	Whether to create the container if it does not already exist.
Overwrite	Optional	Boolean	Whether to overwrite the blob if it already exists.
Append	Optional	Boolean	Whether to append the content to the existing blob if it exists.
Content	Optional	String	Content to be written into the blob.

Output

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
Content Length	Optional	Number	length of the content written	0
Blob Path	Optional	String	Path within the container where the blob is written to.
Blob Name	Optional	String	Name of the blob