File tab

File tab in the PDI XML Output transformation step properties

Use the File tab to define general properties for the format of the output XML file.

Option	Description
Filename	Specify the file name and location of the output file. Click Browse to open the Open File window and navigate to the file or folder. For the supported file system types, see Connecting to Virtual File Systems. Do not include a file extension when the date and time are to be appended and the Extension option is specified.
Do not create file at start	Select to avoid the creation of empty files when no rows are processed.
Pass output to servlet	Select to return the data using a web service instead of writing to a file. See Web services steps for information.
Extension	Specify the three-letter file extension to append to the file name. The default is .xml.
Include stepnr in filename	Select to include the copy number in the file name (_0, for example) when you run the step in multiple copies, that is, launching several copies of a step.
Include date in filename	Select to include the system date in the file name (_20220501, for example).
Include time in filename	Select to include the system time in the file name (_235959, for example).
Specify Date time format	Select to include the date and time in the file name using a format from the Date time format drop-down list.
Date time format	Select the date time format.
Add filenames to result	Select this option if you want to add file names to the results of this step. Clear this option if you do not want to add file names to the results of this step.

Click **Show filename\(s\)** to display a simulated list of the files that are generated by this step. This simulation depends on the number of rows that go into each file.