Data Compression

You can select this activity to compress text-based data like JSON, CSV, XML or HTML to a binary file. The output file is a .bin file or a .b64 file based format selected. The compression type is compatible with DataLake Batch Ingestion API. For more information see, Batch Ingestion API.

This table lists the properties for the activity.

Property Type Property Name Data type Description
Common Continue on error Boolean The option to continue the RPA flow even if the activity fails. This check box is selected by default.
Input File Path String The location of the file to be compressed. The format of the file can be JSON, XML, HTML or CSV. For example, C:\RPA\text.json
Base64 Encode Checkbox The option to encode the compressed data into Base64. If the check box is not selected, the output is in a binary file format. You can select this activity to store or transmit the data in text-based formats.
Miscellaneous Display Name String The name to be displayed for the activity.
Output Destination Path String The location where the output file must be stored.
Response Code Int32 Response code for the activity. Possible values:
  • 200 to 290: Indicates a successful response or valid output.
  • 400 to 499: Indicates client error responses.
  • 500 to 599: Indicates server error responses.