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Disk-Deprecated forwarding agent - General tab


SettingDescription
Input Type

The agent can act on two input types:

  • bytearray (default)
  • MultForwardingUDR


If nothing else is stated the documentation refers to input of bytearray.

If you select MultiForwardingUDR, the behavior of the agent will be different. For further information, see Real-Time Disk-Deprecated Forwarding Agent MultiForwardingUDR Input.

File Information

SettingDescription
File Information
Directory

Enter the path of the target directory on the local file system of the EC, where the forwarded files will be stored. The path can be absolute or relative to the $MZ_HOME environment variable.

Create Directory

Select this check box to create the directory path that you specify in Directory.

The directories are created when the workflow is executed.

CompressionSelect Gzip to decompress files before collection and insertion into the workflow. If the collected files are not compressed, select No Compression.

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Enter 0 (zero) in a field to disable a criterion.

SettingDescription
Volume (bytes)

Enter a file closing criterion based on the processed UDR volume in bytes. The size of the output file will not exceed the value in this field unless it is set to 1 (one byte).

Volume (UDRs)

Enter a file closing criterion based on the number of processed UDRs.

Timer (sec)Enter a file closing criterion based on time.

File Synchronization Criteria 
When any of the following criteria is fulfilled, the agent will synchronize a disk buffer with the batch data that is stored the in-memory. The synchronized data is stored in a subdirectory named DR_TMP_DIR under the target directory.

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The names of the created files are determined by the settings in the Filename Template tab. For a detailed description of the Filename Template tab, see 3.1.6 Workflow Template.