Connecting to SFTP

SFTP is a secure file transfer protocol that uses Secure Shell Protocol (SSH). You can use the SFTP data connector to import your organization's SFTP data.

Before you start

To connect to SFTP, you must gather the following:

• the credentials to connect to the SFTP server
• the host name or IP address of the SFTP server
• the correct connection port
• the path in the SFTP server

For help gathering the connection prerequisites, contact the SFTP administrator in your organization. If your administrator cannot help you, you or your administrator should contact SFTP Support.

Create an SFTP connection

1. From the Analytics main menu, select Import > Database and application.
2. From the New Connections tab, in the ACL Connectors section, select SFTP.

   Tip

   You can filter the list of available connectors by entering a search string in the Filter connections box. Connectors are listed alphabetically.

3. In the Data Connection Settings panel, enter the connection settings and at the bottom of the panel, click Save and Connect.

   You can accept the default Connection Name, or enter a new one.

The connection for SFTP is saved to the Existing Connections tab. In the future, you can reconnect to SFTP from the saved connection.

Once the connection is established, the Data Access window opens to the Staging Area and you can begin importing data. For help importing data from SFTP, see Working with the Data Access window.

Connection settings

Basic settings

Setting	Description	Example
User	The user account to authenticate against the SFTP server.
Password	The password used to authenticate the user with the SFTP server.
Host	The host name or IP address of the instance running the SFTP server.	https://sftp.abc.com/
Port	The port for the SFTP server.	443
Path	The current working directory on the SFTP server. You can change the working directory by setting it to an absolute directory path or a relative path with respect to the existing value of this property.

Advanced settings

Setting	Description	Example
Limit Key Size	The maximum length of a primary key column.	255
Map To Long Varchar	This property controls whether a column is returned as SQL_LONGVARCHAR or not.	-1
Map To WVarchar	This property controls whether string types map to SQL_WVARCHAR instead of SQL_VARCHAR.
Pseudo Columns	This property indicates whether to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. The value of this connection setting is of the format "Table1=Column1, Table1=Column2, Table2=Column3".
SSL Server Certificate	The certificate that must be accepted from the server when connecting using SSL. You can provide any of the following: a full PEM certificate path to a local file containing the certificate public key MD5 or SHA1 thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) Any other certificate that is not trusted by the machine is rejected.