Custom FTP

Download Type - This selection defines the pattern of how your data file will be updated

  • By File Name - This setting expects that the single selected file will be updated with all new data
  • Latest File In Directory - This selection expects that every single subsequent file will contain new data and any updates to historic data
  • All Updated Files In Directory - This setting expects that multiple files in the directory will continue to be updated with new data and changes to historic data
  • Latest updated file matching pattern — ingests the single most recently updated file whose name matches your pattern.
  • All updated files matching pattern — ingests every updated file whose name matches your pattern.

How to Matching Pattern

  1. In the field now labeled File Name / Pattern, enter a regular expression that matches the file name(s) you want.

Pattern syntax

Important: File name matching uses regular expressions, not shorthand wildcards.

GoalExample pattern
Match report_20260101.csv style names (8-digit date suffix)/^report_\d{8}\.csv$/i
Match any file starting with report_ and ending with .csv/^report_.*\.csv$/

Notes:

  • A wildcard-style pattern like report_*.csv must be written as a regex — for example: /^report_.*\.csv$/
  • A literal wildcard (report_*.csv) is not valid and will be rejected as an invalid pattern.

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