You can assign a parameter to the compression format and the compression codec for an HDFS flat file target.
You must assign a parameter to the compression format before you can assign a parameter to the compression codec. If you assign a parameter to the compression format, you must assign a parameter to the compression codec.
The following image shows the advanced properties for an HDFS flat file where you can configure the compression format and the compression codec:
The following image shows the dialog box that you can use to assign a parameter to the compression format and the compression codec: