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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to File Processor Connector
  3. File Processor Connections
  4. File Processor Operations

File Processor Connector

File Processor Connector

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Deleting Files from an FTP Server Example

Deleting Files from an FTP Server Example

You are a system administrator and want to delete files from an FTP server. You can use the File_Path or LastModDate filter field to delete files from an FTP server.
Perform the following steps to create a
synchronization
 task to delete files from the FTP server:
  1. In
    Data Integration
    , click
    New
    Tasks
    .
  2. Select
    Synchronization Tasks
    , and click
    Create
     to create a synchronization task.
    The
    Definition
     tab appears.
  3. Configure the following fields on the
    Definition
     tab:
    Field
    Description
    Task Name
    Name of the
    synchronization
     task. For example, FTP_DELETE_01.
    Description
    Description of the
    synchronization
     task. Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Task Operation
    Select Insert.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Source
     tab appears.
  5. Configure the following fields on the
    Source
     tab:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select the connection you created. For example, FP_FTP_DELETE.
    Source Type
    Select Single.
    Source Object
    Select FTP_DELETE.
  6. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Target
     tab appears.
  7. Configure the following fields on the
    Target
     tab:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select the flat file connection.
    Target Object
    Click Create Target.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Data Filters
     tab appears.
  9. Create a new filter and filter by the LastModDate or File_Path field on the
    Data Filters
     page.
    If you do not filter by the LastModDate or File_Path field, the Secure Agent deletes all the files in the source file directory.
    • If you filter by LastModDate, specify the FTP_Hostname, FTP_User_ID, FTP_Password, and LastModDate fields as shown in the following image:
    • If you filter by File_Path, specify the FTP_Hostname, FTP_User_ID, FTP_Password, and File_Path fields as shown in the following image:
    You must specify the Source File Directory, and the FTP_Password value as the PassKey1 in the connection.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Field Mapping
     tab appears.
  11. Click
    Automatch
     on the
    Field Mapping
     tab to map source fields to target fields accordingly.
  12. Click
    Validate Mapping
     to validate the mapping.
  13. Click
    Save
     and then
    Finish
    .
  14. From the
    Explore
     page, select the task, and click
    Actions
    Run
    .
    In
    Monitor
    , you can monitor the status of the logs after you run the task.
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