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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

Process Generic Files using Tile (screenshot)

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

Process Generic Files using Tile (screenshot)

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.

Process Generic Files using Tile (screenshot)

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

Process Generic Files using Tile (screenshot)

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).

Process Generic Files using Tile (screenshot)

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

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