For example, you might want to use a file list if your organization collects data for multiple locations that you want to process through the same mapping.

You configure a source object such as a Source transformation or Lookup transformation to read the file list. You can also write the source file name to each target row. When you run a mapping that uses a file list, the task reads rows of data from the different source files in the file list.

Use the following rules and guidelines when you create a file list:

You can create a file list manually or you can use a command to create the file list.