Disk Forwarding Agent Configuration - Batch
- Kevin Wu
- Kevin Koh
You open the Disk forwarding agent configuration dialog from a workflow configuration. To open the Disk collection agent configuration, click  Build → New Configuration. Select  Workflow from the Configurations dialog. When prompted to Select workflow type, select Batch. Click Add agent and select Disk from the Forwarding tab of the Agent Selection dialog.
Disk Tab
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Disk forwarding agent configuration - Disk tab
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Input Type | The agent can act on two input types. Depending on which one the agent is configured to work with, the behavior will differ. The default input type is bytearray, that is the agent expects bytearrays. If nothing else is stated the documentation refer to input of bytearray. If the input type is |
Directory | Enter the absolute pathname of the target directory on the local file system of the EC, where the forwarded files will be stored. The files will be temporarily stored in the automatically created subdirectory Note!When the File already exists! error is thrown during a workflow execution, the temporary file created in the If changing to a new path, you will need to remove the temporary file created in the previous path's |
Create Directory | Check to create the directory, or the directory structure, of the path that you specify in Directory. Note!The directories are created when the workflow is executed. |
Compression | Select the compression type of the target files. Determines if the agent will compress the files or not.
Note!No extra extension will be appended to the target filenames, even if compression is selected. The configuration of the filenames is managed in the Filename Template tab only. |
Command | If a Command is supplied, it will be executed on each successfully closed temporary file, using the parameter values declared in Arguments. Refer to the section, Commands in Desktop User's Guide. |
Arguments | This field is optional. Each entered parameter value has to be separated from the preceding value with a space. The temporary filename is inserted as the second last parameter, and the final filename is inserted as the last parameter, automatically. This means that if, for instance, no parameter is given in the field, the arguments will be as follows: If three parameters are given in the field Arguments, the arguments are set as: $1=<parameter_value_#1> $2=<parameter_value_#2> $3=<parameter_value_#3> $4=<temporary_filename> $5=<final_filename> |
Produce Empty Files | If enabled, files will be produced although containing no data. |
Filename Template Tab
For a detailed description of the Filename Template tab, see Filename Template Tab in Workflow Template.