Expand stage
The Expand stage converts a previously compressed data set back into a sequence of records from a stream of raw binary data.
The Expand stage can have a single input link and a single output link.
The Expand stage is a processing stage that uses the UNIX uncompress or GZIP utility to expand a data set. It converts a previously compressed data set back into a sequence of records from a stream of raw binary data. The complement to the Expand stage is the Compress stage which is described in Compress stage.
When you double-click the Compress stage, the properties panel opens. The properties panel has three tabs: