Expand Stage
The Expand stage is a processing stage that converts a previously compressed data set back into a sequence of records from a stream of raw binary data.
The Expand stage is a processing stage. It can have a single input link and a single output link.
The Expand stage uses the UNIX uncompress or GZIP utility to expand a data set. It converts a previously compressed data set back into a sequence of records from a stream of raw binary data. The complement to the Expand stage is the Compress stage which is described in Compress stage.
The stage editor has three pages:
- Stage Page. This is always present and is used to specify general information about the stage.
- Input Page. This is where you specify details about the data set being expanded.
- Output Page. This is where you specify details about the expanded data being output from the stage.