Hi,
Can we have a file watcher in Appian?When we drop a file at some shared path, Appian should pick up the file and create a blank record automatically in database with the received file as an attachment?
Thanks,
Pooja
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Yes. You'd need to build a process model that runs on a schedule (either on in internal schedule - using a timer -or an external schedule that can invoke the process model via a WebAPI). This process model can then use the SFTP Plugin to use FTP or SFTP to receive the file. You could store the file in Appian's content management system and write a record that has the document id to the record in the database.
Thanks Stewart Burchell that is helpful. I will use this approach.