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Flows
This documentation describes how Flows can be run from REST API, listeners, or they can be scheduled.
Nodes
Split
A Split node should be used when there is a need to split csv data processing. This might occur when csv data processing becomes excessively time consuming. Such time-consuming behavior might occur when you send big csv data to the flow input terminal or it might become memory intense when complex data validation is being performed. The Split node can be used with these, and with other data processing tasks that can be done in parallel.
Configuring a Split node
Consuming csv data from a file
A Split node reads csv data from the file specified by the File Path setting. This option is supported only if it is not connected to an upstream node, or if its input terminal is not enabled as the flow terminal.

Flows
This documentation describes how Flows can be run from REST API, listeners, or they can be scheduled.
- Nodes
  - Maps
    A map node invokes a LNK map within a flow.
  - Flow
    A flow node invokes a sub flow within a flow. Sub-flows need not be wired to other nodes; it is valid to have a flow that is comprised of multiple sub-flows that each have listeners.
  - Source and Target
    Source and Target nodes provide Link with an outside-in approach to developing integrations. The inside-out approach means that you begin with a map, add inputs and outputs, and then configure these to access resources. Connections might be created in the process. The outside-in approach implements the integration from the opposite direction. You begin with the outside interfaces, then connects them to provide maps and other artifacts.
  - Cache Read and Write
    This documentation describes the function and use of the Cache Read and Cache Write nodes.
  - Clone
    The Clone node has one input and two output terminals. This node clones, or copies the input data from the single input terminal to both output terminals.
  - Decision
  - Fail
    Fails the flow execution.
  - Format Converter
    The Format Converter Node can be used to quickly convert data from one format to another.
  - JAVA
    Invokes a java class, performing user defined functionality based on the properties specified for the java class to act on the input.
  - Join
    The Join node gathers the individual results and appends to a single output file or terminal.
  - Log
    This node logs the raw data from the node input into the file and propagates the data from the input to the output terminal.
  - REST Client
    The REST Client flow node provides a simple and powerful way to access REST services. It can be used to directly invoke REST APIs or can use prebuilt configurations that define the APIs of the service. The node supports:
  - Route
    The Route node provides a way to route data conditionally to one or more outputs of the node. The node bases decisions by evaluating a condition for a flow variable and determining whether to send the data to output 1 or 2 or both, based on the result of the condition.
  - Sleep
    This node suspends the execution of the flow for the specified number of milliseconds
  - Split
    A Split node should be used when there is a need to split csv data processing. This might occur when csv data processing becomes excessively time consuming. Such time-consuming behavior might occur when you send big csv data to the flow input terminal or it might become memory intense when complex data validation is being performed. The Split node can be used with these, and with other data processing tasks that can be done in parallel.
    - Configuring a Split node
      - Consuming csv data through an input terminal
        A Split node receives csv data through an input terminal if it is connected to an upstream node. For example, from the map node, if its input terminal is enabled as a flow terminal.
      - Consuming csv data from a file
        A Split node reads csv data from the file specified by the File Path setting. This option is supported only if it is not connected to an upstream node, or if its input terminal is not enabled as the flow terminal.
      - Defining number of Split instances
        A Split node splits csv data into batches and passes each batch to its downstream node.
      - Settings
        This section lists the settings available for the Split node.
    - Split example
      See the Split Node example for a demonstration of how to design, deploy, and run flows that contain parallel node. The Split node example contains a readme file that contains detailed instructions about how to run the example.
- Terminals
- Flow terminals
- Scheduled flows
- Listener
  A Flow that has a Map node as its first node, and uses a File adapter for an input, can enable that node's input to be a Watch.
- Flow audits
  Flow audits are a way to retrieve more verbose information about a flow instance.
- Flow variables
  Flow Variables are process data variables that go along with the flow execution, accessible to all nodes in the flow while it is being executed under flow executor/engine context.

Consuming csv data from a file

A Split node reads csv data from the file specified by the File Path setting. This option is supported only if it is not connected to an upstream node, or if its input terminal is not enabled as the flow terminal.

The csv data file name specified by the File Path settings can be hardcoded as a literal, or it can be parameterized using a flow variable. Enclose the flow variable name with ‘%’ characters, for example "File Path: %my_data_file%"