FTP Operation

The FTP Operation defines what you would like to do with the connection, such as which directories to read/write to/from.

The Operation supports two types of actions:

• Get - Used to download (GET) data from the FTP server.
• Send - Used to upload (PUT) data to the FTP server.

GET Action - FTP Get Tab

When configuring a GET action, you will set the Action=GET on the General tab of the FTP Operation window and click on the FTP Get tab.

Field	Description
FTP Action	The Action that the Connector will perform. Get - Retrieve the file(s) but do not delete it from the server. Get & Delete - Retrieve the file(s) and delete it from the server. Recommended for executing in production mode to prevent the same file from being processed twice.
Remote Directory	The Remote Directory is the Directory on the FTP Server that Boomi AtomSphere read files from.
File Filter	Reads files conditionally based on a pattern that matches the file name. You can use the wildcard characters * and ? to create file name patterns.
Transfer Type	ASCII - Transfer files as text. Binary - Transfer files as raw data.
Max Files to Get	Sets the maximum number of files to read at once. Default value of "0" indicates get all matching files in directory.

SEND Action - FTP Put Tab

When configuring a SEND(Put) action, you will set the Action=SEND on the General tab of the FTP Operation window and click on the FTP Put tab.

Field	Description
FTP Action	The Action that the Connector will perform. PUT Rename when file exists - Rename when file exists in which an incremental number will be attached to the file until a file name is found that does not exist. For example, if output.txt is being written and it exists, then output1.txt will be attempted, then output2.txt, etc. until a file is found that does not exist. PUT Overwrite when file exists - Overwrite the file if the file name already exists. PUT Append when file exists - Append the data to the end of the file if the file name already exists. PUT Error when file exists - Throw an error if the file name already exists, causing the Process to fail.
Remote Directory	Directory on the FTP Server to upload data to. If there is no Move Directory specified below, the data will be left in the Remote Directory.
Move To Directory	Directory to move the data to once it has been successfully uploaded. One scenario where a user may want to do this is if another application is retrieving files from the Move To Directory. Instead of taking a risk that the application might read in the file(s) before the upload is completed, Boomi AtomSphere can first write them to the Remote Directory and then once successfully uploaded, move them into the Move To Directory.
Transfer Type	ASCII - Transfer files as text. Binary - Transfer files as raw data.

Archiving Tab

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