Process Generic Files using Tile

Once you have a Generic Tile Datastore created, you need to map it in a process to a destination folder Datastore before sharing it with your data providers.

Navigate to Project > Process Groups

Click +New to add a new Process Group

Select the Process Group Type

Click +Add Source and select your Tile Datastore

Highlight the source object and click Add

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For Generic Tile the source object available will be called 'File'

The process will make a suggestion from the available Destination Datastores — select a Folder Datastore

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Click on the ellipsis to navigate and select an existing Datastore folder, or create a new Folder in the Datastore.

Click Accept All or the blue tick to create the Process.

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The mapping will be applied automatically and is for a binary file (showing default properties as columns).

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Run a test process by using the Tile that is shown in your Project Dashboard.

Drag a file into the tile and check that the process executes successfully (on the Activity Page).

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Nice work! — you have mapped the Tile to its destination, all that remains is to share the Tile with your Data Providers