Binary Copy

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Overview

You can use this Snap to copy a binary stream to the Snap’s output views. Use this Snap if you want to send the same information to multiple endpoints.

Prerequisites

None.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines. 

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input 

Binary

  • Min: 1

  • Max: 1

  • File Reader

  • S3 File Reader

  • Zip File Read

Binary input data.

Output

Binary

  • Min: 1

  • Max: ∞

  • JSON Parser

  • XML Parser

Output in binary format.

Snap Settings

Field Name

Field Dependency

Description

Field Name

Field Dependency

Description

Label*

None.

The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.

Default Value: Binary Copy
Example: Copy Binary Data

Snap Execution

None.

Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:

  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.

  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.

  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default Value: Validate & Execute
Example: Execute only

Snap Pack History

Release

Snap Pack Version

Date

Type

Updates

Release

Snap Pack Version

Date

Type

Updates

August 2024

main27765

21 Aug 2024 

Stable

When the Router Snap was the first Snap in a triggered task, the documents were not processed. Previously, the response contained a 200 status code but was empty. Now, it processes one document and provides non-empty output.

Behavior change:

Previously, the Router Snap generated no output without an input document. Now, the Snap generates an empty document when no input document is provided.

November 2023

main23721

Nov 8, 2023

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2023

main22460

Aug 16, 2023

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

May 2023

main21015

May 10, 2023

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

February 2023

main19844

Feb 9, 2023

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

November 2022

main18944

Nov 10, 2022

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2022

main17386

Aug 11, 2022

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.29

main15993

May 14, 2022

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.28

main14627

Feb 12, 2022

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.27

main12833

Nov 13, 2021

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.26

main11181

Aug 14, 2021

Stable

  • Added Binary Copy Snap to copy a binary stream to the Snap’s output views. You can use this Snap to send the same information to multiple endpoints.

4.25

main9554

May 8, 2021

Stable

4.24

main8556

--

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.23

main7430

 

Stable

  • Introduces a new Snap, HTTP Router Snap, that enables API developers to route multiple HTTP requests appropriately based on the request method (GET, PUT, PATCH, etc.) when executing Pipelines as Triggered Tasks.

  • Fixed the Head Snap issue by closing the output view after writing the last output document so that downstream snaps can be completed, even while the Head Snap continues to consume any available input.

4.22 Patch

422patches6648

 

Latest

  • Enhances the Data Validator Snap by making the Constraint value field as optional under the Constraints.

4.22

main6403

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.21 Patch

Patch flow8855

 

Latest

  • Fixes the Binary Router Snap's failure in Ultra Pipelines by preventing a deep-copy (performing a copy of the original objects recursively) of binary data headers.

4.21

snapsmrc542

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.20

snapsmrc535

 

Stable

  • Adds a new Snap, Gate, which enables you to consolidate multiple input streams into a single output document where each input stream is displayed as a label containing the list of records received by that input view.

  • The Pipeline Execute Snap now provides the following capabilities:

    • Specify the Snaplex on which to run child Pipelines. You can now select the Snaplex on which to run the child Pipelines through the Execute On and Snaplex Path fields. The default option is executing the child Pipeline on the same Snaplex node as the Parent, but you can also specify a different Snaplex through the drop-down list, which includes the option to enter a Snaplex name manually.

    • Configure retry logic for child Pipeline executions. You can now configure retry logic for child Pipeline executions through the Number of Retries, Retry Interval, and Timeout fields.

4.19

snaprsmrc528

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.18 Patch

Patch flow7743

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.18

snapsmrc523

 

Stable

  • Added a property Validate full JSON path to the Data Validator Snap to fix an issue wherein a field validation failure against a constraint does not produce an error.

4.17 Patch

Patch flow7637

 

Latest

  • Fixed an issue with the Data Validator Snap wherein the output fails to report all but one of the violations when multiple constraints of the Required type exist.

4.17 Patch

Patch ALL7402

 

Latest

  • Pushed automatic rebuild of the latest version of each Snap Pack to SnapLogic UAT and Elastic servers.

4.17

snapsmrc515

 

Stable

  • Added the Snap Execution field to all Standard-mode Snaps. In some Snaps, this field replaces the existing Execute during the preview check box.

4.16

snapsmrc508

 

Stable

  • Pipeline Execute Snap: Added the capability to select either document (previously supported) or binary data (new) for your input and output Views.

4.15 Patch

Patch flow6263

 

Latest

  • The error messages were improved to include the source path of the constraint for data validation failures.

4.15

snapsmrc500

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.14

snapsmrc490

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.13

snapsmrc486

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.12 Patch

Patch flow4895

 

Latest

  • Fixed an issue in the Data Validator Snap that made multiple copies of lineage on the error path.

4.12

snapsmrc480

 

Stable

  • Resolved an issue with the Union Snap that caused excessive CPU utilization.

4.11 Patch

Patch flow4461

 

Latest

  • Fixed an issue with the Pipeline Execute Snap that could cause the parent pipeline to freeze when the child pipeline fails.

4.11 Patch

Patch flow4292

 

Latest

  • Resolved an issue with the Union Snap in Ultra Mode that spikes the CPU utilization to ~30% during startup of 120 instances.

4.11

snapsmrc465

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.10

snapsmrc414

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.9.0 Patch

Patch flow3320

 

Latest

  • Data Validator Snap - fixed Type constraint feature.

4.9.0 Patch

Patch flow3094

 

Latest

  • Addressed an issue in Binary Router where the Snap did not wait until all threads were completed to write data to the output views.

4.9.0

snapsmrc405

 

Stable

No updates made. Automatic rebuild with a platform release.

4.8.0

snapsmrc398

 

Stable

  • Filter: Snap-aware error handling policy enabled for Spark mode. This ensures the error handling specified on the Snap is used.

4.7.0 Patch

Patch flow2598

 

Latest

  • Addressed a possible race condition when reusing pipelines with a Pipeline Execute Snap.

4.7.0 Patch

Patch flow2297

 

Latest

  • Fixed an issue with Ultra pipeline when invoking, using Pipeline Execute, a child pipeline that contains a non-Ultra compatible Snap.

4.7.0

snapsmrc382

 

Stable

  • Recommendation: The Pipeline Execute Snap will eventually replace ForEach and Task Execute. You should use Pipeline Execute for all new pipelines and update existing pipelines at your earliest convenience.

  • Updated the Pipeline Execute Snap with Execute during preview field.

4.6.0 Patch

Patch flow1909

 

Latest

  • Resolved an issue with Union Snap slowing down pipelines.

4.6.0

snapsmrc362

 

Stable

  • The following Snaps now support error view in Spark mode: Copy, Union.

  • ForEach: The value for the Maximum instances property is limited to a maximum of 100. A value higher than 100 will automatically be limited down to 100 during pipeline execution.

  • Pipeline Execute: Snaplex property added to let you specify the Snaplex on which to run the child pipeline.

  • Resolved an issue in Task Execute Snap that caused an internal server error (status code: 500).

  • Resolved an issue in Pipeline Execute Snap that did not show parameter suggestions when the pipeline is selected from another project.

  • Resolved an issue in Copy Snap that showed errors on the UI while the Javascript was being executed.

  • Resolved an issue in Filter Snap that failed with "could not filter the document" if upstream data for ServiceNow Query.

4.5.1

flow1574

 

Stable

  • Resolved an issue with Pipeline Execute not being able to load the pipeline selected from the pipeline picker property.

  • Enhanced error handling in Pipeline Execute for when Reuse is enabled and the pipeline path is an expression whose result is not constant.

  • Resolved an issue in Pipeline Execute not including the runtime ID and state in error documents.

4.5.0

snapsmrc344

 

Stable

  • NEW! Pipeline Execute introduced in this release. This Snap provides a way to flexibly and efficiently execute pipelines and flowing documents into and out of these executions.

  • Resolved an issue in Task Execute Snap to ensure JAVA 7 and JAVA 8 Snaplex give the same output.

  • Resolved an issue with the Router Snap routing to the wrong output when used in Spark mode.

4.4.0

 

 

Stable

  • Resolved an issue with Exit Snap hanging during validation if the threshold is not met.

  • Spark support added to the Copy, Filter, Router, and Union Snaps.

4.3.2

 

 

 

  • Resolved an issue with Task Execute where java.math.BigInteger cannot be cast to java.lang.String exception if input document variable was a numeric type.

  • Resolved an issue with Task Execute failing with expression enabled.

  • Resolved an issue with data preview not working in the ForEach Snap.

  • Resolved an issue with Execute during Preview functionality broken in the ForEach Snap.

  • Resolved an issue with ForEach Snap not representing the output schema correctly during preview.

4.3.1

 

 

 

  • Resolved an issue with the ForEach poll interval being inconsistent.

4.3.0

 

 

 

  • In Data Validator, the pattern option now works with partial matches.

  • Exit Snap 

    • Error handling improved to handle messages that are non-strings.

    • Exit Snap now supports expressions in the Exit error message property.

  • ForEach Snap now generates output documents when run. Output documents will also be produced if a child pipeline called by the ForEach is manually stopped.

4.2.2

 

 

 

  • Resolved an issue in ForEach where a recursive pipeline in synchronous mode was unable to finish execution.

  • Resolved an issue in Data Validator not working for partial matches.

August 7, 2015

2015.25/4.2.1

 

 

  • NEW! Exit Snap introduced in this release. This Snap forces a pipeline to stop with a failed status if it receives more records than the user-defined threshold.

  • Resolved error in ForEach Snap where an exposed error view triggered a pipeline failure.

June 27, 2015

2015.22

 

 

  • The Router Snap now supports even distribution across all output views if no expressions are defined. With this change, Routes is no longer a required field.

June 6, 2015

2015.20

 

 

  • Task Execute should have Execute on preview

  • Directory Browser Snap did not render output data when running from "Windows" Groundplex.

May 15, 2015

 

 

 

  • ForEach: Error was not thrown on validation if the child pipeline was not provided.

May 2, 2015

 

 

 

  • Binary Router: enhanced error handling

  • Filter: bug fixes

  • Router: bug fixes

December 20, 2014

 

 

 

Updated Snaps may include new or changed functionality or be otherwise improved.

  • Data Validator: Type constraint added.

  • Union Snap: Preserve order was removed.

  • ForEach

July/Summer 2014

 

 

 

  • NEW! Binary Router Snap introduced in this release.

  • NEW! Task Execute Snap introduced in this release.

July/Summer 2014

 

 

 

  • Data Validator (Beta Release). This Snap validates incoming documents and their attributes against constraints you define.

  • ForEach: Addressed an issue with parallel execution not working properly.

April 2014

 

 

 

  • ForEach Snap updated to support Snaplex selection and pipeline parameters.

January 2014

 

 

 

  • NEW! ForEach Snap introduced in this release.

November 2013

 

 

 

  • NEW! Head Snap introduced in this release.

  • NEW! Tail Snap introduced in this release.

Initial Release (June 2013)

 

 

 

  • Router Snap introduced in this release.

  • Copy Snap introduced in this release.

  • Union Snap introduced in this release.

  • Filter Snap introduced in this release.


See Also

https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/1439233/Glossary

https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/1438341/Getting+Started

https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/1439233/Glossary