Write File

The Write File activity writes data to a file on the local file system.

Configuring the Write File Activity

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

Configuration

Field	Required	Description	Example
Name	Required	Unique name for this WriteFile activity	MyActivity
Description	Optional	Optional description of this activity's purpose	Reads a file from S3
Resource	Optional	Drag and drop a S3Connection resource from the workspace.
Directory	Optional	The target folder or directory path	my-data-bucket
File Path	Optional	Full path (including file name) where the content will be written	data/reports/2024/
File Name	Optional	File name to use if not part of the file path	report-2024.csv
Encryption Type	Optional	Optional encryption to apply to the output file Options: NONE, PGP, SSL.	NONE, PGP, SSL
Encryption Resource	Optional	Encryption certificate used to encrypt the file
Content Type	Optional	The format in which content will be written to the file Options: CSV, JSON, XML, TEXT, BINARY.	CSV, JSON, XML
Compression Type	Optional	Optional compression method to apply to the file Options: NONE, ZIP, GZIP.	NONE, ZIP, GZIP
Select Context	Optional	Select the select context for this activity.
Create Directory If Not Exists	Optional	Create the directory path if it does not already exist
Overwrite	Optional	If true, any existing file with the same name will be replaced
Append	Optional	Append content to an existing file instead of replacing it
Write New Line	Optional	Adds a new line after the written content

Input

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
File Path	Optional	String	File path.	data/reports/2024/
File Name	Optional	String	File name.	report-2024.csv
Create Directory	Optional	Boolean	When true, create directory if not exists.
Content	Optional	Object	Data content.

Output

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
Success	Optional	Boolean	Whether the operation succeeded.	false
Bytes Written	Optional	Number	Number of bytes written.	0