Rename File

The FTP Rename Files object renames files on your FTP server.

How it is used

The Rename File object can be used to rename a batch of files after they are moved to an archive to include the date that they were archived.

Configuration

To configure the Rename File object, you need to know the server name, port, username, password, and security settings of the FTP server that you are connecting to. You will also need to know the path of the files that will be renamed and what they will be renamed to.

Details tab

 

Old name	Type the name of the file you want to rename.
New name	Type the new name of the file.
Add button	Once you have specified Old name and New name, click the Add button to commit the condition to the list.
Remove button	Click to remove the selected condition from the list.
Edit button	Click to edit the selected condition. After you have edited the condition, you must click Add to put it back in the list.

Destination tab

 

Server name or IP	Type the URL or IP address of the FTP server.
Port	Type the port for the FTP server. (Default 21)
Username	Type the username that will be used to log in to the FTP server.
Password	Type the password that is associated with the FTP user you specified.
Confirm	Re-type the password specified in the Password field.
Server Type	Select the type of server that you are connecting to. Only change this option if you are experiencing problems communication with an IBM or a DEC VMS FTP server.
Security	Select the security mode for the FTP transfer. The security method you choose will depend on the configuration of the FTP server. Select FTP to transfer without any security. Select ALTFTP if you are having trouble transferring to your FTP server.
Key authentication	Select to use the SSH private key that you specified in the FTP Options dialog.
Passive mode (firewall friendly)	Select to use Passive mode (PASV) when connecting to the FTP server. Use this option if you are having trouble transferring files through a firewall.
Path	Type the path where the file you are renaming resides. If supported by your FTP server, paths that begin with '/' are relative to the root FTP folder and paths that begin with './' are relative to the user's home folder.

Advanced tab

 

Timeout

Type the timeout period in seconds to wait for the server to come back online after a transfer has been interrupted. Once the time has expired, if there is no communication with the server, the Rename File object fails.

Available

 

Name	Description
Number of files	The number of files that matched the pattern that you specified. This is also the number of files that were attempted to be renamed.
Number successfully renamed	The number of files that successfully renamed.
Number failed to rename	The number of files that failed to be renamed.
FTP Server name	The name of the FTP server.
FTP Server port	The port used to communicate with the FTP Server.
Protocol	The security protocol that was selected.
For each file renamed:
Filename	The name of the file.
File rename to	The current name of the file
File path	The path of the folder containing the file.
Status	The result of the rename as either “success” or “failure”.

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