The FTP and SFTP exporters upload the transformed file to a file server every time a file is submitted on the target format. They are the right choice when the destination system watches a folder for incoming files, a classic pattern for ERPs, WMS, and legacy integrations.
⚙️ How to set it up
Open the Target formats page and click Exporters on your target format
Click Add a new exporter and choose FTP or SFTP
Fill in the connection details: host, port, username, password, and the destination path on the server
🛡️ Which one to pick? SFTP transfers over an encrypted connection and is the recommended option whenever your server supports it. Use plain FTP only when the destination system offers nothing else. Credentials are stored encrypted in both cases.
🏭 Example — feeding the ERP's watch folder
An ERP imports everything dropped into /import/stock/ on the company's SFTP server, every 15 minutes. The operator adds an SFTP exporter on the stock target format, pointing at that path. A supplier emails their stock file on Monday, the email source picks it up, the transformation runs, and the transformed file is waiting in /import/stock/ before the next ERP cycle. The whole chain, from the supplier's inbox to the ERP, runs without a manual step.
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