File Attachment Chunk Size

When using a database table as the storage location, the file is automatically “chunked,” or stored, in multiple rows of the database table. The size of each chunk is determined by the Maximum Attachment Chunk Size field on the PeopleTools Options page.

Because each file is chunked, you cannot pull whole files directly from the database. You must use the PeopleCode file attachment functions, which automatically put the data back together into one file for you. Because the chunk size is stored with the file, if you change the system chunk size, you can still retrieve files with different chunk sizes.