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FTP Import into Business Central Saas

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Hi All

I  have some CSV files that need to be imported into Business Central Saas from a FTP location. How can this be achieved?

Currently i import manually through XML Ports. 

Thanks

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    steveendow Profile Picture
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    Hi,

    Are you looking to fully automate the import?

    If so, I would recommend looking into Power Automate (formerly Flow).  It has FTP and SFTP connectors, can work with CSV files, and there are a few Business Central connectors. 

    However, depending on the complexity of the data (parent child records, etc.), you might encounter a limitation working with the data directly in Power Automate, and you may need need to bring the CSV data into staging tables in an Azure SQL Database (or some type of staging repository) before importing.  

    Also, the BC import destination you need might not yet have a Power Automate connector.  It is possible to create a custom connector to a different BC API endpoint, but that will require some research and testing to determine if it will meet your needs.

    Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.

  • Charan_12 Profile Picture
    115 on at

    Thank you for your response

    Yes I want it to be fully automated,

    The files I have are imports for customer, items, sales invoices and payments. Imported once a week.

    Can I use one drive or Dropbox?

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    Asif365 Profile Picture
    1,431 on at

    First you need to map a drive directly to your FTP site from within Windows.

    www.thewindowsclub.com/map-an-ftp-drive-windows

    You can automate import process by using :

    appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.alna_business|AID.alna_document_import|PAPPID.488c52d8-62aa-492a-a7cd-e257d0e6c1f3

  • Charan_12 Profile Picture
    115 on at

    i need to use my XML ports as it has some additional functionality

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