Compress and Decompress
Compress
The Compress tool lets you compress binary data on a field-by-field basis using GZIP, ZLIB, or ZIP compression. You can use Data Management's DecodeTextBytes and EncodeTextBytes functions to translate between bytes and strings.
To compress all output, configure a CSV Output tool to write the data as one or more gzip-compressed files.
Compress tool configuration parameters
The Compress tool has a single set of configuration parameters in addition to the standard execution options:
Field to compress | Binary field to be compressed. |
Compression method | Compression method to use. One of: |
Configure the Compress tool
Select the Compress tool, and then go to the Configuration tab on the Properties pane.
Select the binary Field to compress.
Select a Compression method.
Decompress
If your input data includes binary fields that have been compressed using GZIP, ZLIB, or ZIP compression, you can use the Decompress tool to decompress the data. You can use Data Management's DecodeTextBytes and EncodeTextBytes functions to translate between bytes and strings.
Decompress tool configuration parameters
The Decompress tool has a single set of configuration parameters in addition to the standard execution options:
Field to decompress | Binary field to be decompressed. |
Decompression method | Decompression method to use. One of: |
Configure the Decompress tool
Select the Decompress tool, and then go to the Configuration tab on the Properties pane.
Select the binary Field to decompress.
Select the Compression method.