SFTP upload file-FineReport Help Document

Last update： 2021-06-10

I. Overview

1. Version

Designer JAR New Feature
10.0 2020-08-03 Added SFTP upload file option in the "Processing" step of the task schedule

Designer	JAR	New Feature
10.0	2020-08-03	Added SFTP upload file option in the "Processing" step of the task schedule

2. Application scenario

Files such as Excel and Word generated by scheduled tasks need to be uploaded to the SFTP server.

3. Function introduction

When the template is selected for the object type in the "Scheduling Object" step, users are supported to upload files using SFTP, as shown in the following figure:

II. Steps

1. Configure SFTP server

Please refer to: Linux system configuration uses SFTP or Windows system configuration uses SFTP. The example in this article is that the SFTP server is in a Windows system.

2. Add a task

Enter the decision-making platform as an administrator, click Manage>Task Schedule>Add a Task to add a timed scheduling task. As shown below:

3. Basic settings

Fill in the task name as SFTP_test, select the platform user Anna in the "Default User Group", and click OK. As shown below:

4. Scheduling object

Click Next, select the template GettingStartedEN.cpt, and select excel03, excel07, word, pdf in "Accessory Archive", as shown in the following figure:

5. Scheduling cycle

Click Next without making changes. As shown below:

6. File process

Click Next, check SFTP Upload File for the processing method, fill in the relevant settings according to the actual situation, and click Save. As shown below:

The introduction of each setting item is shown in the following table:

Setting Description
Server address
SFTP server IP
Port SFTP server port
Save path
Save path of files generated by scheduled tasks
Windows:
If the SFTP server is in a Windows system, the "save path" is a relative path, that is, the path starting from the root directory of the SFTP server. For example, the root directory of the SFTP server is: D:\freeSSHd\files, and you want the files to be uploaded to D:\freeSSHd\files, "save path" is /
Note: For the introduction of the root directory of the SFTP server, please refer to section IV.4 of the Windows system configuration uses SFTP document
Linux:
If the SFTP server is in a Linux system, the "Save path" is an absolute path.
Username Username of the SFTP server
Password
Password of the SFTP server
Enter the password directly:
Enter the username and password directly in the text box on the right.
Upload the key file:
Click the key icon to upload the key file.
1) If you choose to upload the key file, you need to close the file upload verification button.
2) If you choose to upload the key file, after switching the file server mode in the cluster environment, you need to copy the webroot folder under the project %FR_HOME%\webapps to the root directory of the file server, so that the scheduled tasks can be executed normally.

Setting	Description
Server address	SFTP server IP
Port	SFTP server port
Save path	Save path of files generated by scheduled tasks Windows: If the SFTP server is in a Windows system, the "save path" is a relative path, that is, the path starting from the root directory of the SFTP server. For example, the root directory of the SFTP server is: D:\freeSSHd\files, and you want the files to be uploaded to D:\freeSSHd\files, "save path" is / Note: For the introduction of the root directory of the SFTP server, please refer to section IV.4 of the Windows system configuration uses SFTP document Linux: If the SFTP server is in a Linux system, the "Save path" is an absolute path.
Username	Username of the SFTP server
Password	Password of the SFTP server Enter the password directly: Enter the username and password directly in the text box on the right. Upload the key file: Click the key icon to upload the key file. 1) If you choose to upload the key file, you need to close the file upload verification button. 2) If you choose to upload the key file, after switching the file server mode in the cluster environment, you need to copy the webroot folder under the project %FR_HOME%\webapps to the root directory of the file server, so that the scheduled tasks can be executed normally.