Shapes

Files and EDI

Create file

Builds one CSV, JSON or text file from all records.

Nodes › FilesOpen in Neblex
Good for
Exports, uploads and attachments
Role
Works on the records in a flow
Find it in
Nodes › Files

When to use it

  • Data must be delivered as a file by transfer, attachment or download.

Reach for something else when

Create ExcelWhen the recipient expects a workbook.

Example

Create a CSV of the day's shipments and upload it to the carrier's SFTP server.

  1. Postgres
  2. Create file
  3. SFTP

How it works

Settings
Format: CSV [default], JSON, Text (one per line); File name [export.csv].
Output
One record {filename, contentType, rows, bytes, contentBase64}. CSV columns are the union of all record fields.
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Add it to a flow

  1. Open the flow from Build › Workflows.
  2. Open Nodes and find Create file under Files, or search for it. Click it or drag it onto the canvas.
  3. Drag from the previous step's output handle to its input, then open its settings with ✎ Edit.
  4. Run the flow and click the step to see the records it received and produced.

More in Files and EDI

Create ExcelBuilds an Excel workbook from all records, ready to attach or upload.Nodes › FilesRead fileReads a CSV, JSON or text file carried on a record back into records.Nodes › FilesRead EDIReads ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT documents into a structure you can map.Nodes › FilesBuild EDIBuilds EDI text from a structure, ready to send to a partner.Nodes › FilesValidate EDIChecks an EDI document's envelope and required business segments.Nodes › FilesAcknowledge EDIBuilds the functional acknowledgment (997, 999 or CONTRL) to send back to the partner.Nodes › Files