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Export File Server Binary File to Azure Storage Account

Export a binary file from file server path to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.

To use this activity within the API, use an ActivityCode of EXPORT-FILESERVER-BINARY-ADLS.

Example JSON​

An example of what the Task Config would look like for a task using this activity. Some of these variables would be set at the group level to avoid duplication between tasks.

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Variable Reference​

The following variables are supported:

  • SourceConnection - (Required) Source connection to use.

  • RelativeFilePath - (Optional) Relative path from the File Server Root folder.

  • Filename - (Required) Filename to ingest. Can be wildcarded.

  • LastModifiedHours - (Optional) Only files with a last modified time greater than the current UTC time minus Last Modified Hours will be returned. If empty, no time based filter will be applied.

  • DeleteFileFromSourceAfterCopying - (Optional) Should the source file be deleted once it has been successfully copied to its destination?

  • FailIfFileNotExists - (Optional) Should the Task fail if the file isn't found. If set to true, the Task will retry until the file arrives (or the Task reaches the maximum retry threshold).

  • TargetConnection - (Optional) Target connection to use.

  • DataLakeLandingFolder - (Required) Relative folder path (including Container) where the file will be landed.

  • DIUsToUseForCopyActivity - (Optional) Specifies the powerfulness of the copy executor. Value can be between 2 and 256. When left at default, the Data Factory dynamically applies the optimal DIU setting based on the source-sink pair and data pattern.

  • MaximumNumberOfAttemptsAllowed - (Optional) The total number of times the running of this Task can be attempted.

  • MinutesToWaitBeforeNextAttempt - (Optional) If a Task run fails, the number of minutes to wait before re-attempting the Task.

  • IsFederated - (Optional) Makes task available to other Insight Factories within this organisation.

  • Links - (Optional) NULL