8.5

SFTP Input
The SFTP Input task retrieves files from a secure FTP site through an encrypted connection. Masks are
typically used to select multiple files to be retrieved from the server.
Input
The SFTPInput connects to the specified FTPserver and path, and retrieves a list of all files corresponding
to the specified mask. These files may be of any format, even formats that are not readable by PlanetPress
Workflow. The files are not deleted from the server when they are downloaded. They are added to a list of
processed files for this server. These lists are located under C:\ProgramData\Objectif Lune\.
Processing
Each file capture by the input is sent down through the process, one at a time. When the file is finished, the
process goes back to the input which feeds another file down, as long as there are files in the queue. Once
all the files are gone, the task polls the FTPfolder again to see if new files are present and, if so, the process
continues with these files. Otherwise, the process ends.
Output
The output to this task is a series of individual files, one after the other. These files are not modified in any
way from when they are captured from the source FTPserver.
Properties
General tab
l
Server Settings group
l
FTP Server: Enter the IP address or host name of the FTP server to poll.
l
User name: Enter the name of a user account on the FTP server.
l
Password: If account named in the User name box is password protected, enter the password
here.
l
Protocol group
l SFTP: Select if the FTPserver uses SFTP(SSH).
l FTPS:Select if the FTPserver uses FTPS(SSL/TSL)