SFTP Overview

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Overview

Coupa primarily exchanges files with customers via the SFTP protocol. We support both username/password or SSH key authentication. SFTP is preferable to FTP as both the control and data channels are encrypted.

Standard Folder Format

/Outgoing

/Outgoing/ExpenseReports
/Outgoing/Invoices
/Outgoing/PurchaseOrders
/Outgoing/Receipts
/Outgoing/Requisitions
/Outgoing/Suppliers
/Outgoing/SupplierInformations

/Incoming

/Incoming/Accounts
/Incoming/AccountValidationRules
/Incoming/Addresses
/Incoming/ApprovalChains
/Incoming/BudgetLines
/Incoming/BusinessGroups
/Incoming/Commodities
/Incoming/Contracts
/Incoming/Departments
/Incoming/ExchangeRates
/Incoming/ExpensePayments
/Incoming/InvoicePayments
/Incoming/Invoices
/Incoming/Items
/Incoming/LookupValues
/Incoming/Receipts
/Incoming/RemitToAddresses
/Incoming/Requisitions
/Incoming/Suppliers
/Incoming/Users

/Archive

The archive directory is where received and processed files are moved after they are processed.

/Archive/Incoming/
/Archive/Incoming/Accounts
/Archive/Incoming/AccountValidationRules
/Archive/Incoming/Addresses
/Archive/Incoming/ApprovalChains
/Archive/Incoming/BudgetLines
/Archive/Incoming/BusinessGroups
/Archive/Incoming/Commodities
/Archive/Incoming/Contracts
/Archive/Incoming/Departments
/Archive/Incoming/ExchangeRates
/Archive/Incoming/ExpensePayments
/Archive/Incoming/InvoicePayments
/Archive/Incoming/Invoices
/Archive/Incoming/Items
/Archive/Incoming/LookupValues
/Archive/Incoming/Receipts
/Archive/Incoming/RemitToAddresses
/Archive/Incoming/Requisitions
/Archive/Incoming/Suppliers
/Archive/Incoming/Users