https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/new-to-appian/19332/can-we-have-a-file-watcher-in-appianHi, 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, Poojaen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/75662?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:59:21 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:10bea72a-5625-4dcb-8b45-ccaa64102e43pooja.sudarshan<p>Thanks <a href="/members/stewart.burchell">Stewart Burchell</a> that is helpful. I will&nbsp;use this&nbsp;approach.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/75635?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:47:37 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:c00d5f8e-b0bc-44ab-92d3-418980761ee7Stewart Burchell<p>Yes. You&#39;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&#39;s content management system and write a record that has the document id to the record in the database.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>