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Version: 3.0.0

SFTP Connection

Connection to an SFTP server.

SFTPConnection

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SFTPConnection is defined beneath the following ancestor nodes in the YAML structure:

Below are the properties for the SFTPConnection. Each property links to the specific details section further down in this page.

PropertyDefaultTypeRequiredDescription
descriptionstring
NoA brief description of what the model does.
metadataResourceMetadata
NoMeta information of a resource. In most cases it doesn't affect the system behavior but may be helpful to analyze project resources.
namestringYesThe name of the model
sftpSFTPConnectionOptionsYesThe SFTP connection options.

Property Details

Connection

A connection to a data source/sink.

PropertyDefaultTypeRequiredDescription
connectionOne of:
  S3Connection
  GcsConnection
  AbfsConnection
  LocalFileConnection
  SnowflakeConnection
  BigQueryConnection
  MSSQLConnection
  MySQLConnection
  OracleConnection
  PostgresConnection
  HttpConnection
  DuckDBConnection
  SynapseConnection
  SFTPConnection
  FabricConnection
  DatabricksConnection
YesThe connection to the data system.

SFTPConnectionOptions

SFTP connection options.

PropertyDefaultTypeRequiredDescription
hoststringYesThe SFTP server hostname.
port22integerNoThe SFTP server port.
usernamestringYesThe username for SFTP authentication.
passwordstring
NoThe password for SFTP authentication.
private_keystring
NoThe private key string for SFTP authentication.
private_key_passphrasestring
NoThe passphrase for the private key, if it's encrypted.
root/stringNoThe root directory on the SFTP server to use as the base path.

ResourceMetadata

Meta information of a resource. In most cases it doesn't affect the system behavior but may be helpful to analyze project resources.

PropertyDefaultTypeRequiredDescription
sourceResourceLocation
NoThe origin or source information for the resource.
source_event_uuidstring
NoUUID of the event that is associated with creation of this resource.

ResourceLocation

The origin or source information for the resource.

PropertyDefaultTypeRequiredDescription
pathstringYesPath within repository files where the resource is defined.
first_line_numberinteger
NoFirst line number within path file where the resource is defined.