1. Enable the Import from local network toggle if you want to import local files from your FTP server incrementally.
2. Choose an active Databridge.
3. Configure FTP connection to connect to the server and fetch the file.
4. Select one of the below options in the FTP server type drop down.
FTP - File Transfer
FTPS - File Transfer Over Implicit TLS/SSL
FTPS - File Transfer Over Explicit TLS/SSL
SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
5. Enter the FTP server host. You can also enter the IP address or the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of the server.
6. Enter the Username and Password if authentication is required.
7. Give a name to your connection in the Connection name text box.
8. Click the Connect button and provide the following details.
Folder path : The folder path where you want to search for files. Eg. /srv/ftp/filesfortest/
Include subfolders : You can select this checkbox if you want to include subfolders while searching for a file.
File pattern : The pattern used to match the file names in the specified location. This supports regex type matching. You can also use the pattern, ".*" to match any file in the path specified.
For example, to fetch files with names such as Sales_2022.csv , Sales_2023.csv , Sales_2024.csv , you can input the pattern Sales_.*
Similarly to fetch files such as PublicData1.csv , PublicData2.csv , PublicData3.csv , use Public.*
If you want to import a single file, then specify the pattern using the exact file name.
Eg: leads_jan_2022.*
9. Click Import to upload data into Zoho DataPrep from the FTP server.
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