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In this article, you will learn how to transfer data from a file residing in an FTP server to a table in a database. First, you will see a data flow diagram, a process map, and a field mapping. Then you will learn the preliminary steps necessary to prepare a database. Finally, you will see how to create your integration.
In this case, we are matching data from a file to data in a database. There is no specific requirement on names. All that is necessary is that the columns belonging to a table in the database must be mapped by the user to the columns defined in the file. For example, the below table matches the columns of a table named Account (see below Preliminary Steps) with the fields in the file.
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- Go to www.mydbsync.com, click on Customer Login. Enter your Username and Password and click on Development Studio to open the Project console.
- Create a project with project, process, workflow. Use names of your choice.
- Click on Connectors on the left section of Project Console and create a DB and an FTP connector. (Note: Enter the required details in Database and FTP credentials in the fields and validate the connections).
- Click on Project ->Process -> Workflow
- From the Workflow section, proceed to the Trigger Section.
- In Triggers section, you can use three tabs, namely, Query Builder, Advanced Query Builder & Properties. You need to select data-source as FTP. You can make additional changes to Query by using the Advanced View section of Advanced Query Builder.
- In Rules section, select target connector as "Database", operation, target object respectively.
- Click on Map to see Mapping screen. You will see the list of Database fields in the left section. On the right section, in Schema, you see a list of selected File columns.
- Drag & drop the fields from Schema next to the required Database fields. Click on Save and Close once the mapping is completed. Now, click on Save Workflow.
- Ensure that Workflow status is On.
- You are now ready to run the sync. Click on the Run Button on the Top Right corner of the page.
- After the successful sync, open the log and the table. Check the file data have been rightly inserted in to into the database table.