Repository Details for FTP

Specifies the location of your files in FTP for the File Upload form control.

Figure: FTP Create Document Repository screen

FTP Create Document Repository screen

How to Start

  1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
    • Configure a document repository for an eForm:
      1. Do one of these:
      2. Do one of these:
        • Add a File Upload File Upload icon control:
          1. On the eForm Builder screen, in the Toolbox, open the Common Controls Common Controls icon tab.
          2. On the Common Controls Common Controls icon tab, drag a File Upload File Upload icon form control onto your eForm.
        • Change a File Upload File Upload icon control:
          1. On your eForm, click the control, and click Edit Edit icon.
      3. On the Configure tab, click Add Repository Add Repository icon.
    • Configure a document repository for an application:
      1. On the right pane, click Quick Links.
      2. On the Quick Links screen, click Add Document Repository.
  2. On the Choose Document Repository screen screen, select FTP FTP icon, and click Next.

Fields

Field Name Definition

Name
Function:
The name of the target repository.
Accepted Values:
One line of text with no spaces.
Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

Access Token
Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your data source.
Accepted Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
Refer to:

Add New Add New icon
Opens this Screen:
Access Tokens for FTP.
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to an FTP server.

Folder
Function:
Specifies the path of the folder.
Accepted Values:
  • Choose Folder Path - Specifies an absolute path for the folder.
  • Dynamic Folder Path - Specifies a process data variable that stores the relative path of the folder.
Default Value:
Choose Folder Path.
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Example:
  • ${HomeDirectory}\sample2.doc
  • MyFolder1/Sample3.doc

Also refer to:

New Folder
Function:
Specifies the name of the folder to create in the repository.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Overwrite If File Exists
Function:
Specifies if the activity replaces the file if it already exist with the same name at the specified target location.
Accepted Values:
  • Deselected - The activity saves the file with a different name.
  • Selected - The activity replaces the file if it exists with the same name at the target location.
Default Value:
Selected