ReadABSFile

Description

Reads a blob file in the specified virtual directory.

• Ensure that you have a properly configured SFTP connection resource set up under the Resources folder.

• SFTP file names are typically case-sensitive; therefore, abc.JPG, abc.jpg, and ABC.jpg will be saved as different files. To ensure consistency, we recommend using lower-case file names and extensions: abc.jpg.

Configuring the ReadABSFile Activity

The ReadABSFile Configuration panel has four tabs: Configuration, Advanced, Input, and Output. This section offers details on how to use them.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description	Example
Name	Required	The name of the activity. This name must be unique in a workflow.	Read Data for Scheduled Processing
Description	Optional	The description of the activity. We recommend you make this as clear as possible to guide execution, foster understanding, and support collaboration.	Reads raw application data files, such as logs, sensor readings, and financial transactions, making it available for downstream analysis.
Resource	Required	A predefined resource for accessing ABS blobs.	/Resources/ABSConnection
Container Name	Required	The name of the container in ABS.	raw-data
File Path	Required	The location of the virtual directory that contains the blob that you want to delete. Note While entering the path, only include the virtual directories without adding the container name, because the container name is already specified (see Container Name, above).	For example, consider the following complete path: raw-data/logs/2025/04/08/ In this complete path: raw-data is the blob container. 08 is the virtual directory that contains the blob you want to update. logs/2025/04/08 is the path to the blob.
File Name	Required	The name of the blob file that you want to read.	error-logs.zip
Encryption Type	Optional	The encryption that must be used to decrypt the file before it can be read.	PGP
Encryption Resource	Mandatory if Encryption Type is specified.	The encryption key resource that you want to use to decrypt the file you want to read.	DocTestPGPKey
Content Type	Optional	The type of blob file that you want to read.	TEXT
Compression Type	Optional	The compression type used on the file.	ZIP
Buffer Size	Optional	The amount of data that must be read from ABS into memory at one time before being read. Enter this value in KB.	10240

Input

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
filepath	Optional	String	The location of the virtual directory (without the container name) that contains the blobs that you want to read.	logs/2025/04/08
filename	Mandatory	String	The name of the file that you want to read.	error-logs.zip
bufferSize	Optional	Number	The size of the blob chunk that you want read at a time. Note Larger buffer sizes can potentially improve throughput by reducing the number of network round trips. However, they also consume more memory.	4000
streaming	Optional	Boolean	Indicates whether the file can be read as streaming data instead of as chunks.	True

Output

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
schema	Required	NA	A custom schema that can be imported.	NA
title	Required	String	Title of the object containing the data returned.	ReadFileOutput
content	Required	String	Content read from the file.	name,age\r\nAbhishek,23
contentLength	Required	Number	The size of the read content, in bytes.	500
fileName	Required	String	The name of the file read.	error-logs.zip
path	Required	String	The location of the virtual directory (without the container name) that contains the blobs that the application read.	logs/2025/04/08