Integrating with Shared Network Drive
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Integrating with Shared Network Drive

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Overview

Decisions allows users to integrate with a shared network drive via Flow steps. These steps allow users to manage files using a local file path or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) file path.  

The File Network steps share some of the following input parameters

Input ParameterDescription
From Full File PathCan be a local path or UNC file path
To Full File PathCan be a local path or UNC file path
DataCan be a string or list (string or bytes) 
Full File PathCan be a local path or UNC file path
Settings
DomainPrefixForUsernameThe domain associated when a user logs into Windows (i.e. DomainPrefix\[USERNAME]) 
PasswordUsers password for the UNC shared drive 
ServerIPOrDNSIP address or Domain Name Server of the UNC path user will connect to
UserNameUsername for the shared drive for the UNC path


Prerequisites:
  • Shared Network/Folder access
  • Permissions on service account for the local computer and shared network drive
  • IP address of the shared drive



Network Steps

The Network Flow steps can be found by navigating to Integration > File > Network.

Network Copy File

The Network Copy File step allows a user to copy a file to a shared network drive(s).


Network Delete File

The Network Delete File allows a user to delete a file from a shared network drive.


Network Move File

The Network Move step allows a user to move a file to a shared network drive.


Network Read Steps

The Network Read Bytes, Network Read All Lines, and Network Read All Text steps allow a user to read file information and will output a list of bytes, a list of text strings, or a single string of text.

Network Write Steps

The Network Write Bytes, Network Write All Lines, and Network Write All Text steps allow a user to write a list of bytes, a list of strings, or a single string to a network shared file.





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