Write FTP File

Write FTP File writes content to a remote file through an FTP Connection resource.

Write Mode decides what happens when the file already exists — fail, replace it, or add to the end of it.

The activity has four tabs: Configuration, Advanced, Input, and Output.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description
Name	Required	Name of the step, unique within this workflow.
Description	Optional	Describe the purpose of this step.
FTP Connection	Optional	Resource to connect to the FTP or FTPS server.
FTP Auth Context	Optional	Authorization context used for the FTP connection.
Directory	Optional	Remote directory to write into.
File Path	Optional	Path within the working directory.
File Name	Optional	Name of the file to write.
Write Mode	Optional	Create (fail if exists), Overwrite, or Append. Defaults to Overwrite.

Write Mode

Option	Behaviour when the file exists
Create (fail if exists)	The operation fails.
Overwrite	The existing file is replaced. This is the default.
Append	The content is added to the end of the existing file.

Advanced

Field	Required	Description
Create Directories	Optional	Create the target directory path if missing. Defaults to selected.
Encoding	Optional	Text encoding used to write the content. Defaults to UTF-8.
Retry	Optional	Retry the operation on failure.
Retry Policy	Optional	The retry policy resource to apply.

Input

Field	Required	Description
Inputs	Optional	The content to write, and any runtime overrides of the path fields.

Output

The activity returns a writeFileOutput object.

Field	Data Type	Description
contentLength	Integer	Length of the content written.
fileName	String	Name of the file written.
filePath	String	Path of the file written.