Splits up an input FlowFile that is in a record-oriented data format into multiple smaller FlowFiles
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In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.
| Display Name | API Name | Default Value | Allowable Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record Reader | Record Reader | Controller Service API: RecordReaderFactory Implementations: CEFReader SyslogReader ReaderLookup ProtobufReader Syslog5424Reader CSVReader GrokReader WindowsEventLogReader ScriptedReader AvroReader ParquetReader JsonPathReader ExcelReader JsonTreeReader YamlTreeReader XMLReader | Specifies the Controller Service to use for reading incoming data | |
| Record Writer | Record Writer | Controller Service API: RecordSetWriterFactory Implementations: JsonRecordSetWriter RecordSetWriterLookup AvroRecordSetWriter XMLRecordSetWriter FreeFormTextRecordSetWriter CSVRecordSetWriter ParquetRecordSetWriter ScriptedRecordSetWriter | Specifies the Controller Service to use for writing out the records | |
| Records Per Split | Records Per Split | Specifies how many records should be written to each 'split' or 'segment' FlowFile Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry) |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| failure | If a FlowFile cannot be transformed from the configured input format to the configured output format, the unchanged FlowFile will be routed to this relationship. |
| splits | The individual 'segments' of the original FlowFile will be routed to this relationship. |
| original | Upon successfully splitting an input FlowFile, the original FlowFile will be sent to this relationship. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| mime.type | Sets the mime.type attribute to the MIME Type specified by the Record Writer for the FlowFiles routed to the 'splits' Relationship. |
| record.count | The number of records in the FlowFile. This is added to FlowFiles that are routed to the 'splits' Relationship. |
| fragment.identifier | All split FlowFiles produced from the same parent FlowFile will have the same randomly generated UUID added for this attribute |
| fragment.index | A one-up number that indicates the ordering of the split FlowFiles that were created from a single parent FlowFile |
| fragment.count | The number of split FlowFiles generated from the parent FlowFile |
| segment.original.filename | The filename of the parent FlowFile |