Create a TAR file in XI?

Hi All,
One of our client requirement is to create a tar file as the output.
The payloadzipbean creates a zip file. Is there any standard way to create a tar file?
If there isnt, is there an alternative?
Regards,
Shabarish

Sãnthosh Kûmãr V wrote:
> Hi Shabz,
>
> I guess it is feasabel to write a script that will both convert the file to tar file and do a FTP transfer to the target system. You may execute this script every time a file is created thru the receiver channel.
> By this way you can avoid having an additional scenario to transfer the TAR file.
>
> Thanks
> SaNv...
Hi Santhosh,
In this particular case, to have the same script do the FTP is not a good idea because;
a. It is FTPS
b. The password for the target keeps changing every month - means modifying the script in PRD
c. To monitor for the FTP of the files via the script is a pain point. The support team will require to now check in a different location for this, losing out on the central monitoring concept of XI
Thanks for you input still, appreciate it !!!
Regards,
Shabz

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