Alli Cloud - Download Files to Workflows

How to Use the Alli Cloud Storage Downloader

To pull one or more files from Alli Cloud Storage into your local workflow, fill in the following fields:

1. Source File Path (Required)

The file path of the file(s) in alli cloud storage.

Example:

source=application/application=forklift/sample_file.txt

How to find it:

In the Alli UI, click on the ‘Settings’ drop down in the bottom left
Click on cloud storage
Navigate to the file
Copy the entire file path. (ex. source=application/application=forklift/sample_file.txt)

2. Source File Name/Pattern (Required)

What to download—either an exact filename or a regex(any file(s) that match the pattern).

Exact example:
```
summary_2024.csv
```
Regex example:
```
summary_.*
```

3. Match Type (Optional — default: `exact_match`)

Controls how the template selects files:

exact_match: grabs the single file whose full path equals Source File Path + Source File Name.
regex_match: lists all files under Source File Path and downloads each whose file path fully matches your regex.

4. Destination File Name (Optional)

What to call your downloaded file(s).

Single file Download (exact_match): uses this name directly for downloaded file.
Multiple files Download (regex_match): if you supply a custom name, the template smartly appends _1, _2, etc.;
if you leave this blank it falls back to the object’s original name.

Examples:

Destination File Name Given & Single File Downloaded:
specific_file.csv

Destination File Name Given & Multiple Files Downloaded:
specific_file_1.csv
specific_file_2.csv

Destination File Name Not Given & Single File Downloaded:
orginal_file_name.csv

Destination File Name Not Given & Multiple Files Downloaded:
orginal_file_name.csv
orginal_file_name.csv

5. Destination Folder Name (Optional)

Local folder path to save into. Defaults to the root of your workspace.