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File and folder name when ingesting files and exporting to cloud storage locations

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Hi Community, 

 

i have some doubt regarding file name specification both when ingesting data from a cloud storage and exporting full dataset. 

 

1. When configuring a cloud storage connection we provide a file or folder name: when we specify file name it means that the storage should deposit always a file with the same name right? if we specify a folder name a new file (with different names) can be deposited when needed and we have no problem right? 

 

2. when we export a dataset to a cloud storage we provide in the connection a folder name. when export is finished we find new files in that folder? or now folder containing each one a new file? standing at the documentation it should be like this. not a new file in the parent folder but a new folder containing a file 

 

thanks!

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Hi @Nick_2024 

 

1. The way we have done this, would be to enable the connection to look at a specific sub folder. For example, an s3 connection may look like this: 

 
/abcd-data-exchange-prod-abcd-files-exchange/A/FromTenant/Example_Folder/File_Name/
 
but the connection would look specific to the "Example_Folder" location. That way new files can continue to flow in.
 
2. From my understanding of this, a new folder is generated each time with an export date, along with the new file now within that dated folder.
 
Hope this helps,
David
 

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Hi @Nick_2024 

 

1. The way we have done this, would be to enable the connection to look at a specific sub folder. For example, an s3 connection may look like this: 

 
/abcd-data-exchange-prod-abcd-files-exchange/A/FromTenant/Example_Folder/File_Name/
 
but the connection would look specific to the "Example_Folder" location. That way new files can continue to flow in.
 
2. From my understanding of this, a new folder is generated each time with an export date, along with the new file now within that dated folder.
 
Hope this helps,
David