> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pentaho.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/steps-and-entries-supported-by-vfs-connections.md).

# Steps and entries supporting VFS connections

You may have a transformation or a job containing a step or entry that accesses a file on a Virtual File System.

The following steps and entries support VFS connections:

* [Avro Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/avro-input.md)
* [Avro Output](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/avro-output.md)
* [Bulk load from MySQL into file](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/BulkLoad+from+Mysql+to+file)
* [Bulk load into MSSQL](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/BulkLoad+into+MSSQL)
* [Bulk load into MySQL](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Bulkload+into+MySQL)
* [Copybook Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/copybook-input-pdi-step.md)
* [CSV File Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/csv-file-input.md)
* [De-serialize from file](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/De-serialize+from+file)
* [Fixed file input](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Fixed+File+Input)
* [Get data from XML](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Get+Data+From+XML)
* [Get File Names](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Get+File+Names)
* [Get Files Rows Count](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Get+Files+Rows+Count)
* [Get SubFolder names](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Get+SubFolder+names)
* [Google Analytics](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Google+Analytics)
* [GZIP CSV Input](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/GZIP+CSV+Input)
* [Job (job entry)](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-job-entries-reference-overview/job-job-entry.md)
* [JSON Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/json-input.md)
* [JSON output](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/JSON+output)
* [ORC Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/orc-input.md)
* [ORC Output](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/orc-output.md)
* [Parquet Input](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/parquet-input.md)
* [Parquet Output](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/parquet-output.md)
* [Query HCP](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/query-hcp.md)
* [Read metadata from Copybook](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/read-metadata-from-copybook.md)
* [Read metadata from HCP](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/read-metadata-from-hcp.md)
* [Text File Output](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/text-file-output-cp.md)
* [Transformation (job entry)](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-job-entries-reference-overview/transformation-job-entry-cp.md)
* [Write metadata to HCP](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/write-metadata-to-hcp.md)


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