Downloading files from a remote location is the main purpose of this job. It supports the default FTP protocol, as well as secure connections using SSH. The resulting files can be processed by the following actions.
The Configuration Permission is required to use this Job.
The FTP Download action can be used to repeatedly download sources/files. These files can then be used by actions to send the files using email or process them with a subsequent task using the Next Task action.
*.json
-files that are set as data sources for a report*.json
-files*.pdf
-files to be compared*.pdf
-files from the downloaded locationTransferring files to a remote location is the main purpose of this action. It supports the default FTP protocol, as well as secure connections using SSH.
The target path determines the location where the files will be stored at the FTP server side. Directories that do not exist will be created.
The File Name Format is a pattern for the name of the file(s) that will be saved.
There are three placeholders to dynamically determine the resulting file name:
[filename]
- the name of the file as generated by a job[date]
- the date, when the job was executed[time]
- the time at which the job was executedNote: the File Name Format must not define the file extension. The extension will be added at the end.
Pattern: [filename] [date] [time] File Input: abc.pdf File Output: abc 2017-04-07 09-45.pdf Path Input: abc/def.pdf Path Output: abc 2017-04-07 09-45/def.pdf
Transferring files to a remote location is the main purpose of this action. It supports the default FTP protocol, as well as secure connections using SSH.
The target path determines the location where the files will be stored at the FTP server side. Directories that do not exist will be created.
The File Name Format is a pattern for the name of the file(s) that will be saved.
There are three placeholders to dynamically determine the resulting file name:
[filename]
- the name of the file as generated by a job[date]
- the date, when the job was executed[time]
- the time at which the job was executedNote: the File Name Format must not define the file extension. The extension will be added at the end.
Pattern: [filename] [date] [time] File Input: abc.pdf File Output: abc 2017-04-07 09-45.pdf Path Input: abc/def.pdf Path Output: abc 2017-04-07 09-45/def.pdf
The last two options determine the files that will be loaded and where they are stored:
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) may mean different paths on the remote server when used with SFTP or FTP(S)