Configure an FTP Connector to Read Directory Content Attributes (Release 9.2.8.3)

You can create an Orchestrator FTP connector to read the file attributes in a given directory in an FTP site. By using this type of a connector, the orchestrations can automatically read and iterate over a list of files in a directory even if the file names change or are unknown at the time the orchestration runs.

1. Click the Connectors icon on the Orchestrator Studio Home page.
2. On the Connectors side panel, click the New drop-down list and select FTP.
3. Create and name the connector service request as described in Creating a Component.

4. On the Connectors design page, click the FTP field and select a connection to the server from which you want to get the directory contents.

   If no connections are available for an FTP connector, ask your system administrator to create one. See Creating a Soft Coding Record for an FTP Server Connection.

5. Select the Directory Contents option.
6. In the Path Extension field, enter the name of the subdirectory on the third-party FTP server from where you want to read the file attributes.

   The system displays the path starting at the root directory next to this field.

7. In the Data Set Variable Name field, enter the name for the data set array.

8. In the Attributes section, select all the options you want the system to return. The available attributes are Name, Type, Date, Length, Path, Absolute Path, Is Directory, Is File, and Is Link.

   Note: The system returns only the attributes of the files. Attributes of the sub-directories and the links in the folder are not included.

9. Click Save.