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IcebergOrphanFileDeletionConfiguration - AWS Glue

IcebergOrphanFileDeletionConfiguration

The configuration for an Iceberg orphan file deletion optimizer.

Contents

location

Specifies a directory in which to look for files (defaults to the table's location). You may choose a sub-directory rather than the top-level table location.

Type: String

Required: No

orphanFileRetentionPeriodInDays

The number of days that orphan files should be retained before file deletion. If an input is not provided, the default value 3 will be used.

Type: Integer

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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