An output stage directs what happens to data goes when it leaves a flow.
Standard sink stages included with Spectrum Technology Platform can execute a program, write to a text file, write to null, or terminate a job. Other types of sinks depend which modules you have licensed. See the solution guides for your licensed modules at docs.precisely.com.
Sink stages
Standard sink stages included with Spectrum Technology Platform can execute a program, write to a text file, write to null, or terminate a job.
- Execute Program—Invokes an executable entity when it receives a record. This may be a program or command line.
- Terminate Job—Add to a flow to stop a job at a specified point or for a specific reason. This stage discards records generated by a flow. This stage has no configuration settings.
- Write to File—Writes records to line sequential, fixed width, or delimited text files.
- Write to Null—This stage counts and discards records generated by a flow. This stage has no configuration settings.
- Write to XML—Writes records to XML formatted files. This may be consumed by applications, processes, or flows.
Other sinks, such as writing to a database, depend which modules you have licensed. See the solution guides for your licensed modules at docs.precisely.com.
Output from a Job
Jobs may output records to file or XML formats, by licensed modules, or to null. Jobs may also be terminated without output.
Output from a Service
Output data from a service is defined in an output stage. The output stage defines fields that the service returns in response to a web service request or an API call.