Apps
FTP
14 min
ftp stands for file transfer protocol it is a standard network protocol used for transferring files between servers and clients over the internet ftp allows users to upload, download, and manage files on remote servers connecting engini to ftp enter your engini account at https //app engini io navigate to connections page by clicking on the connections on the left sidebar or by clicking https //app engini io/connections click on the add connection option located at the topbar choose ftp’s option from the available applications enter the following details in the “edit connection” form connection name enter a unique and descriptive name for this connection this name will help you easily identify and manage your azure active directory connection within your system url the address of the ftp server (domain or ip) that the system connects to in order to upload or download files username the login name of the ftp account, used to identify and authenticate the user on the ftp server password the secret credential linked to the username, required to securely authenticate the connection to the ftp server ftp port – the default port number for ftp is 21 when an ftp client establishes a connection with an ftp server, it connects to port 21 on the server however, ftp can also use other port numbers depending on the configuration of the server ensure that ftp access is available via the chosen port please send an email to support\@engini io to receive our ip address enable ssl – true/ false the exact steps for enabling ssl in ftp will vary depending on the specific ftp server and client software being used it is important to refer to the documentation for your specific software for detailed instructions on enabling ssl disable certificate validation – true/ false save settings click on the save button to save the connection activities list files in folder folder click the empty field to enter the path of the folder the path refers to the path relative to the root folder of the ftp service list files / folders in folder folder the folder refers to the specific location from which you want to retrieve its contents click on the empty field to enter the folder path content type select from the drop down menu the content you want to retrieve from the folder you chose in step 1 files folders folders and files move a file source path the source path refers to the path relative to the root folder of the ftp service where the file you want to move is located click on the empty field to enter the source path file name click on the empty field enter the current name of the file destination path destination path refers to the path relative to the root folder of the ftp service where you want to move the file to click on the empty field to enter the destination path rename a file file path the source path refers to the path relative to the root folder of the ftp service where the file you want to move is located file name click on the empty field enter the current name of the file rename to click on the empty field select from the tooltip the new name of the file you can use static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) create a folder folder path the folder path refers to the path relative to the root folder of the ftp service where you want to create a folder click on the empty field to enter the folder path new folder name click on the empty field select from the tooltip the new name of the folder you can use static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) delete a folder folder click the empty field to enter the path of the folder you want to delete relative to the root folder of the ftp service delete a file folder click the empty field to enter the path of the folder you want to delete a file from the path is relative to the root folder of the ftp service file name click on the empty field enter the name of the file you want to delete rename a folder folder click the empty field to enter the path of the folder you want to rename, the path is relative to the root folder of the ftp service new folder name click on the empty field select from the tooltip the new name of the folder you can use static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) get a file file path the file path refers to the specific location of the file you want to get, relative to the root folder of the ftp service click on the empty field to enter the file path file type select from the drop down the file type auto detect binary text if the file type is text, choose the encoding type from the drop down next to encoding field create a file file path the file path refers to the specific location where you want to create a file relative to the root folder of the ftp service click on the empty field to enter the file path file name click on the empty field select from the tooltip the name of the new file you can use static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) file content click on the empty field and the tooltip will pop up showing the options you can choose you can populate the field in one of the following options static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using functions and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) file type select from the drop down the file type auto detect binary text append to file file path the file path refers to the specific location of the file you want to append to relative to the root folder of the ftp service click on the empty field to enter the file path file name click on the empty field select from the tooltip the file you want to append to you can use static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) file type select from the drop down the file type auto detect binary text file content click on the empty field and the tooltip will pop up showing the options you can choose you can populate the field in one of the following options static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using functions and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field)