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File resource operations and Flow types

Unlike Flow Service Message Actions and Data Actions, File Resource Operations do not automatically generate your types when the connector is installed/updated in Flow. Because of this, you will need to manually create any type required for mapping to the profile you have created.

This can be done by:

  • Adding a new type and properties on the Types page. Refer to Types.

  • Using the API tool to execute a POST request to the api/draw/1/element/type endpoint. An example JSON is available at Boomi Flow GitHub Community.

For example:

Flow Service File Resource types

  • You have created a type in Flow to map to the Flow Service profile. The type follows this naming format:

    $File RESPONSE - [Object Name]

    Replace [Object Name] to match the top-level Object name in the profile. Step 1

  • You have created a matching property for each of the profile entries. The data types align between the profile entries and the type properties, for example, Character profile entries align with a string property, and datetime profile entries align to date/time properties. Refer to Type Properties. Step 2

Adding nested Array(Repeating) or Object entries into your profile requires separate types to match these entries. You link these types to a property of the base type, as with the profile nesting.

For example:

Additional Flow Service File Resource types

  • A nested Array(Repeating) entry has been added inside the 'base level' file response profile. As this is a complex value, this requires a separate type to be created as a property of the base type.

  • A new type is created and named according to the standard naming format as '$File RESPONSE - CSVListContents'. Properties are added to this type to match the profile entries.

  • A new 'CSVListContents' List property is added to the base type for the profile, with the new '$File RESPONSE - CSVListContents' type selected as the type of value.