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tFileTouch Standard properties

These properties are used to configure tFileTouch running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard tFileTouch component belongs to the File family.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.

Basic settings

File Name

Path and name of the file to be created and/or the variable to be used.

Information noteWarning: Use absolute path (instead of relative path) for this field to avoid possible errors.

Create directory if not exists

This check box is selected by default. It creates a directory to hold the output table if it does not exist.

Advanced settings

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the processing metadata at the Job level as well as at each component level.

Global Variables

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.

Usage

Usage rule

This component can be used as a standalone component.

Connections

Outgoing links (from this component to another):

Row: Main.

Trigger: On Subjob Ok; On Subjob Error; Run if; On Component Ok; On Component Error.

Incoming links (from one component to this one):

Row: Main; Reject; Iterate.

Trigger: Run if; On Subjob Ok; On Subjob Error; On component Ok; On Component Error; Synchronize; Parallelize.

For further information regarding connections, see Using connections in a Job.

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