| <!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"></meta><title>SegmentContent</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../../css/component-usage.css" type="text/css"></link></head><script type="text/javascript">window.onload = function(){if(self==top) { document.getElementById('nameHeader').style.display = "inherit"; } }</script><body><h1 id="nameHeader" style="display: none;">SegmentContent</h1><h2>Description: </h2><p>Segments a FlowFile into multiple smaller segments on byte boundaries. Each segment is given the following attributes: fragment.identifier, fragment.index, fragment.count, segment.original.filename; these attributes can then be used by the MergeContent processor in order to reconstitute the original FlowFile</p><h3>Tags: </h3><p>segment, split</p><h3>Properties: </h3><p>In the list below, the names of required properties appear in <strong>bold</strong>. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values.</p><table id="properties"><tr><th>Display Name</th><th>API Name</th><th>Default Value</th><th>Allowable Values</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td id="name"><strong>Segment Size</strong></td><td>Segment Size</td><td></td><td id="allowable-values"></td><td id="description">The maximum data size in bytes for each segment</td></tr></table><h3>Relationships: </h3><table id="relationships"><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>segments</td><td>All segments will be sent to this relationship. If the file was small enough that it was not segmented, a copy of the original is sent to this relationship as well as original</td></tr><tr><td>original</td><td>The original FlowFile will be sent to this relationship</td></tr></table><h3>Reads Attributes: </h3>None specified.<h3>Writes Attributes: </h3><table id="writes-attributes"><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>segment.identifier</td><td>All segments produced from the same parent FlowFile will have the same randomly generated UUID added for this attribute. This attribute is added to maintain backward compatibility, but the fragment.identifier is preferred, as it is designed to work in conjunction with the MergeContent Processor</td></tr><tr><td>segment.index</td><td>A one-up number that indicates the ordering of the segments that were created from a single parent FlowFile. This attribute is added to maintain backward compatibility, but the fragment.index is preferred, as it is designed to work in conjunction with the MergeContent Processor</td></tr><tr><td>segment.count</td><td>The number of segments generated from the parent FlowFile. This attribute is added to maintain backward compatibility, but the fragment.count is preferred, as it is designed to work in conjunction with the MergeContent Processor</td></tr><tr><td>fragment.identifier</td><td>All segments produced from the same parent FlowFile will have the same randomly generated UUID added for this attribute</td></tr><tr><td>fragment.index</td><td>A one-up number that indicates the ordering of the segments that were created from a single parent FlowFile</td></tr><tr><td>fragment.count</td><td>The number of segments generated from the parent FlowFile</td></tr><tr><td>segment.original.filename </td><td>The filename of the parent FlowFile</td></tr><tr><td>segment.original.filename </td><td>The filename will be updated to include the parent's filename, the segment index, and the segment count</td></tr></table><h3>State management: </h3>This component does not store state.<h3>Restricted: </h3>This component is not restricted.<h3>Input requirement: </h3>This component requires an incoming relationship.<h3>System Resource Considerations:</h3>None specified.<h3>See Also:</h3><p><a href="../org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.MergeContent/index.html">MergeContent</a></p></body></html> |