Job steps in Pipeline Designer

Steps extend and expand the functionality of jobs. You can use the following steps in Pipeline Designer.

Name	Category	Description
Abort job	Utility	Abort the job.
Checks if files exist	Conditions	Checks if files exist.
Create a folder	File management	Create a folder.
Create file	File management	Create an empty file.
Delete file	File management	Delete a file.
Delete Files	File management	Delete files.
Delete folders	File management	Delete specified folders. If a the folder contains files, PDI will delete them all.
File compare	File management	Compare two files.
HTTP	File management	Get or upload a file using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
Job	General	Execute a job.
Set variables	General	Set one or several variables.
Shell	Scripting	Execute a shell script.
Start	General	Defines the starting point for job execution. Every job must have one (and only one) Start.
Success	General	Clear any error state encountered in a job and forces it to a success state.
Transformation	General	Run a transformation.
Wait for	Conditions	Wait for a delay.
Wait For File	File management	Wait for a file.
Write To Log	Utility	Write message to log.