We cannot save the audit file in .zip format in FDM

Products

• CA Test Data Manager (Data Finder / Grid Tools)

Issue/Introduction

This question is related to the masking options for Fast Data Masker. 
If you wish to archive the audit file, you do have two choices: WINZIP and JZIP.

More details on the masking options can be found in our online documentation.   
This tech document is only related to the WINZIP option.

Masking Options (broadcom.com)

I have installed a copy of WinZip along with the command line libraries. 
However,  when I run the FDM process,  it appears that FDM is frozen when it is trying to generate the zip file.
Is there a way to resolve this issue?

Environment

TDM
Test Data Manager
FDM
Fast data Masker

Resolution

The main reason that you will see freezing of the FDM process while processing the zip file is because WinZip is working in an evaluation mode.  
The best way to confirm is to try and run the command line tool in WinZip and see if you receive an evaluation message like the one below.

 

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop>wzzip -a joe.zip *.ddl 
WinZip(R) Command Line Support Add-On Version 4.0 64-bit (Build 10562) 
Copyright (c) 1991-2013 WinZip International LLC - All Rights Reserved 

THANK YOU FOR TRYING WINZIP COMMAND LINE ADD-ON 
This is a fully functional version for EVALUATION USE ONLY 
This notice is not displayed with registered Standard and Pro editions of 
WinZip. 
Please go to www.winzip.com to order WinZip. 
(press any key to continue (Ctrl-C to quit))

  

If you do, you will need to make sure WinZip is running a registered copy, since WinZip will not run in a batch mode in evaluation mode.  
For more information on how to register WinZip, please consult their site at www.winzip.com. 

Additional Information

Please check the WinZip site for information on WinZip and the option command line tools over at www.winzip.com