Component-specific settings for tFileOutputParquet

The following table describes the Job script functions and parameters that you can define in the setSettings {} function of the component.

Function/parameter	Description	Mandatory?
DEFINE_STORAGE_ CONFIGURATION	Set this parameter to `true` to provide the configuration information for the connection to the target file system such as HDFS. If set this parameter to `false`, the target file system is the local system. Note that the configuration component to be used must be present in the same Job. For example, if a tHDFSConfiguration component is present in the Job, you can select it to write the result in the specified HDFS system. By default, this parameter is set to `true`. Information noteNote: This parameter works only in a Spark Batch or Spark Streaming Job.	Yes for a Spark Batch/Streaming Job
FILENAME	Type in the path pointing to the data to be used in the file system.	Yes
FILE_ACTION	Type in an operation for writing data. Acceptable values: `CREATE`: Create a file and write data in it. This is the default action. `OVERWRITE`: Overwrites the file existing in the directory specified using the `FILENAME` parameter.	No
COMPRESSION	Type in an output compression option. `UNCOMPRESSED`: Do not compress the output. This is the default option. `GZIP`: Enable Gzip compression on the output. `SNAPPY`: Enable Snappy compression on the output.	No

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