Set File Attributes activity

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  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
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    • The Set File Attributes activity sets common file attributes, such as timestamps, size, permissions, and UID/GID, for a file or directory on an SFTP server.

    A good practice is to use the Get File List activity to return a list of files and their attributes first. Then, when you moved a file from a source host to a target host, use the Set File Attributes activity to set the source file attributes on the target file. This is demonstrated in the SFTP File Transferworkflow.

    Input variables

    Tableau 1. Set File Attributes input variables
    Variable Description
    sourceHost Name or IP address of the server containing the file or directory whose attributes you want to change.
    sourcePort Port number to use to communicate with the target server. The default port number is 22.
    sourceFilePath Full path to the file or directory whose attributes you want to change.
    userID User ID attribute to apply to the file or directory. The UID and GUID variables must be set together as a pair.
    groupID Group ID attribute to apply to the file or directory. The UID and GUID variables must be set together as a pair.
    permissions File or directory permissions to set for the user and group specified. This value must be expressed as an integer, such as 16877, which defines these permissions: rwxr-xr-x.
    Remarque :
    The permissions number is an internal value returned by the Get File List activity.
    accessTimestamp Override the timestamp when the file or directory was last accessed. The access and modification timestamps must be set together as a pair.
    modificationTimestamp Override the timestamp when the file or directory was last modified. The access and modification timestamps must be set together as a pair.
    sizeInBytes Size of the file or directory, expressed in bytes.
    sourceCredentialTag Specific Credential aliases for Orchestration activities this activity must use to run SSH commands on the host.

    Output variables

    Tableau 2. Set File Attributes output variables
    Variable Description
    errorMessage The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources. If this variable is not null, the operation has failed.
    result Text message advising that the command was executed successfully.

    Conditions

    Tableau 3. Set File Attributes conditions
    Condition Description
    Success The activity succeeded in changing the attributes of the specified file or directory.
    Failure The activity failed to change the attributes of the specified file or directory.