Action Reference for File Utility Connector

Actions are used by a workflow to to download, upload, inspect or manipulate data from a system.

File Utility Connector interacts with files on the app host assigned to the project - essentially “files that are local to the project host”. For Cloud app hosts, this is a Linux file system, while EC2 app hosts use a windows-based file system.

Refer to the table below for action details.

Action Name	Description	Version
Copy a File	Copy a file within the file system that hosts the project engine. If Save Action Output to Workflow Messages is enabled, XML file format is expected.	1.0+
Create a File	Write the selected workflow input message into a file on the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+
Create a New File for Bulk Data	Create an new file in the shared bulk data folder for this project host. The file may be updated by bulk data actions in other workflows that use the same host.	4.3+
Delete a File	Delete one or more files from the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+
Delete Bulk Files	Delete all bulk files in the specified folder. If no folder is provided, all bulk files will be removed from the default bulk folder.	4.4+
Get a File	Load a file from the file system that hosts the project engine. If Save Action Output to Workflow Messages is enabled, XML file format is expected.	1.0+
Merge Files into an Existing Local File	Merge contents of the indicated files into one larger file. This file is saved to the project host file system. Use another action to fetch/handle the resulting file.	4.3+
Move a File	Move a file within the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+

Action Names

Copy a File

Action Name	Description	Version
Copy a File	Copy a file within the file system that hosts the project engine. If Save Action Output to Workflow Messages is enabled, XML file format is expected.	1.0+

Create a File

Action Name	Description	Version
Create a File	Write the selected workflow input message into a file on the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+

Create a New File for Bulk Data

Action Name	Description	Version
Create a New File for Bulk Data	Create an new file in the shared bulk data folder for this project host. The file may be updated by bulk data actions in other workflows that use the same host.	4.3+

The purpose of this action is to create a bulk file that can be worked on by multiple workflows. For example, one workflow may create a file, another may update it, and yet another may read from that file.

Delete a File

Action Name	Description	Version
Delete a File	Delete one or more files from the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+

Delete Bulk Files

Action Name	Description	Version
Delete Bulk Files	Delete all bulk files in the specified folder. If no folder is provided, all bulk files will be removed from the default bulk folder.	4.4+

Get a File

Action Name	Description	Version
Get a File	Load a file from the file system that hosts the project engine. If Save Action Output to Workflow Messages is enabled, XML file format is expected.	1.0+

Merge Files into an Existing Local File

Action Name	Description	Version
Merge Files into an Existing Local File	Merge contents of the indicated files into one larger file. This file is saved to the project host file system. Use another action to fetch/handle the resulting file.	4.3+

Move a File

Action Name	Description	Version
Move a File	Move a file within the file system that hosts the project engine.	1.0+