"Create directory" node

The Create directory node allows you to send a request to your SFTP server to create a new folder. This node can be used in workflows that export data to Synerise, so the export can be preceded by defining a new folder in your resources.

Node configuration

1. In the Server field, enter the URL of the server.
2. In the Port field, set the port. The default value is the most commonly used SFTP port.
3. In the Path to directory field, provide a path where your new directory will be created (for example: /home/file-directory/).
4. In the Directory name field, enter the name of the directory you want to create.
   Don’t use spaces and special characters.
5. In the Authentication section, define how you will confirm your credentials in a request for creating a directory in your SFTP. You can choose from:
   • Anonymous - Select this option if accessing your SFTP does not require authentication.
   • Password - Select this option to authenticate by providing a login and a password.
   • Public key - Select this option to authenticate with a public SSH key which is issued for this integration (you can download such key from the pop-up and add it to the server configuration). When you choose this option:
     1. From the pop-up that appears, copy the public key.
     2. Add the key to your SFTP server’s list of known keys.
6. Test the connection by clicking Check connection.
7. Confirm the settings by clicking Apply.

Example of use

You can use the Create directory node in a workflow that exports customer data from a selected segmentation to SFTP. The customer data will be extracted with the Get Profiles node. This workflow will be triggered only once and before it sends a file with extracted customer data, it will send a request to your SFTP to create a directory whose name will be a date of the export.

1. Start the workflow with the Scheduled Run node. In the configuration of the node, set the Run trigger to one time. Select the Immediately tab.
2. To retrieve customers’ data for the workflow, as the next node, select Synerise > Get Profiles. In the configuration of the node:
   1. Select a segmentation from which you want to extract customers’ data. In this example, it’s a segmentation of loyalty program prospects.
   2. Select the customer attributes to be exported. In this example, the email address and email marketing agreement status.
3. The next step is creating a new directory in your SFTP. For this purpose, select SFTP > Create directory. In the configuration of the node, in the Directory name, you can use the following Jinjava code to use a date of launching the node as the directory name.
   

       {{ timestamp|timestamp_to_time|datetimeformat('%d-%m-%Y', tz="UTC" ) }}
       

   The Jinjava code returns the date in the following format: 08-03-2023.
4. The next step is sending the customer data retrieved from the Get Profiles node. For this purpose, select SFTP > Send File. In the configuration of the node, fill out the configuration form.
5. Add the End node.
   Result: