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Create Zip file

Description

Create Zip files is a Process Entry in the File Management Plugin for Process Studio Processes. Create Zip file Process Entry creates a standard ZIP archive using the options you specify in the configurations.

Configurations

No.Field NameDescription
1Process Entry nameSpecify a unique name for the process entry, on the workspace area. A process entry can be placed on the canvas several times; and each instance of the entry must have a unique name.
Source Files:
1Get arguments from previousThis checkbox takes the filename specification from the result
rows of a previous process entry. This is what will be taken from the rows The first field has to contain the filename or folder. The second field should contain the inclusion wildcard The third field should contain the exclusion wildcard The fourth field should contain the target zip file (this can be
different for each file)
2Source Directory/FileThe source directory of the files to be zipped
3Include Wildcard(RegExp)The wildcard (regular expression) of the files to include in the zip archive
4Exclude Wildcard(RegExp)The wildcard (regular expression) of the files to exclude from the zip archive
5Include sub-folders?Enable this option to search files in sub-folders
Zip File:
1Zip file nameThe full name of the destination archive
2Create parent folderCreate the parent folder if it doesn't exist
3Include date in filenameAdd the date to the file name
4Include time in filenameAdd the time to the file name
5Specify date time formatAllows you to specify the date/time format mask,
6Date time formatThe date time format mask, like yyyy/MM/dd HHmmss
7Show filenameShows an example filename based on the options you specified
Advanced Tab
Advanced:
1CompressionThe compression level to be used (Default, Best Compression, Best speed)
2If zip file exists?The action to take when there already is a file at the target destination.
3After zippingThe action to take after zipping
4Move files toThe target directory to move the source files to after zipping
5Create folderCreate the folder to move to
6Stored source path depthThis is the part of the source file path which is taken over in the ZIP file archive structure:

0: /process-studio/work/transfer/input/project/file.txt 1: file.txt

2: project/file.txt

3: input/project/file.txt

4: transfer/input/project/file.txt

5: work/transfer/input/project/file.txt

6: process-studio/work/transfer/input/project/file.txt

7: process-studio/work/transfer/input/project/file.txt

8: process-studio/work/transfer/input/project/file.txt

Result file name:
1Add zip file to resultEnable this option to add the target zip file(s) to the result