To add compression to a Container
You can optionally add compression to the Container. For details about compression, see About data compression in Containers.
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To use compression, the Type Descriptor that is used in the Container must be defined with compression parameters.
1.
Select the Period Start.
The Period Start parameter is a value from zero to ten that defines the starting point of the compression process. It is used in combination with the Time Unit parameter.
2.
Select the Time Unit.
The choices are Day, Week, Month, Quarter, and Year.
The Time Unit parameter is used in combination with the Period Start parameter to define the starting point of compression. And, it is used in combination with the Period Length parameter to define the quantity of data that will be compressed.
3.
Select the Period Length.
The Period Length parameter is a value from one to ten that defines the starting point of the compression process. It is used in combination with the Time Unit parameter.
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Continue to the next section to set the properties for the container.
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