Managed File Transfer User Guide

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Zipping a File Using a Zip Task

Perform the following steps to add a Zip task to a Project for compressing files:

From within the Project Designer page, expand the Compression folder in the Component Library, and then drag the Zip task to the Project Outline.

On the Basic tab of the Zip task, specify values for the following attributes:

Input File: If you want to zip a single file, specify the file path to this file. Do not specify the file path when you use an
Input Files Variable
or a File Set.
Input Files Variable: If you want to zip all of the files that are contained in a File List Variable, specify the name of that variable. Do not specify the name of the variable when you use an
Input File
or a File Set.
Output File: The name of the zip file to create.
When File Exists: The action to take if a file with the same name exists in the location.