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Flat File Data Object Write Properties

The Data Integration Service uses write properties when it writes data to a flat file. You can edit the format and runtime write properties on the

Advanced

tab.

The following table describes the HDFS connection and compression properties that you configure for flat file targets:

Property	Description
Connection Type	The type of connection. Select from the following options: None. The target file does not require a connection. The target file location is specified by the output file directory. Hadoop File System. The target file is in HDFS. Default is None.
Connection Name	The name of the connection. Select an HDFS connection or assign a mapping parameter that defines the connection details.
Compression Format	Optional. Specifies the compression format. Select from the following options: None Gzip Bzip2 Lzo Custom
Compression Codec	Required for custom compression. Specify the fully qualified class name implementing the Hadoop CompressionCodec interface.