SFTP Overview
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