# Process files

## <img src="/files/x5rmIK57aaBpcNEJBOoI" alt="" data-size="line"> Process files

### Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

The Process Files transform copies, moves or deletes files by giving the source and target file names in the data stream.

| Hop Engine | <sup>✓</sup> |
| ---------- | ------------ |
| Spark      | ?            |
| Flink      | ?            |
| Dataflow   | ?            |

### Options

| Option                        | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Transform name                | Name of the transform.                                                                                                                            |
| Operation                     | This defines the operation: Copy, Move or Delete                                                                                                  |
| Create target parent folder   | When this option is checked, the target parent folder is created. Otherwise it throws an exception when the target parent folder is not existing. |
| Overwrite target file         | When this option is checked and the target file exists, it will be overwritten. Otherwise it will not be overwritten and silently ignored.        |
| Add target filename to result | When this option is checked, add the copied, moved or deleted files to the list of result files.                                                  |
| Set simulation mode           | For testing purposes: No action will be taken at the end and no file will be copied, moved or deleted.                                            |
| Source filename field         | This defined the field that contains the complete path to the source file for copy or move or the file to be deleted.                             |
| Target filename field         | This defined the field that contains the complete path to the target file. This field must not be given in the Delete mode.                       |


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