TA STORAGE IMPORT CONNECTOR
TA Storage Import Connector
Bring Documents Into TotalAgility From the Storage You Already Use.
Seamlessly ingest documents into TotalAgility from anywhere. Automate batch downloads, scan remote directories, and instantly trigger workflows across any major cloud or legacy storage environment without writing polling scripts.
AUDIENCE
TotalAgility Developers
Reduce repetitive polling, file-retrieval, authentication, and integration code.
Solution Architects
Design consistent document-ingestion patterns across different storage environments.
Implementation Teams
Accelerate document-ingestion projects without building a separate custom integration for every source.
IT & Integration Teams
Connect external document sources to TotalAgility using a reusable integration layer.
THE PROBLEM
Getting Documents Into TotalAgility Can Become a Custom Integration Problem
Business documents can arrive in many different places:
Cloud storage
Enterprise repositories
Local or network file systems
FTP / SFTP servers
External partner environments
Bringing those files into TotalAgility may require custom polling, directory scanning, authentication handling, file selection, download logic, error handling, and workflow triggering.
TA Storage Import Connector provides a reusable way to manage those recurring ingestion requirements.
WHAT IT DOES
One Connector for Multiple Storage Sources
TA Storage Import Connector provides a unified approach for discovering and importing documents from supported external storage environments into TotalAgility.
Pre-Flight Directory Auditing
Inspect a connected remote directory and retrieve a list of available files before initiating downloads. Use that visibility to build routing or selection logic before transferring large volumes of data.
Intelligent Batch Ingestion
Retrieve multiple documents from supported remote environments and bring them into TotalAgility through a controlled ingestion process.
Granular File Targeting
Retrieve specific files from remote directories based on the criteria required by your process instead of downloading an entire batch.
Event-Driven Workflow Triggers
Trigger a TotalAgility process or job after a document has been successfully retrieved, helping reduce the gap between document arrival and processing.
Unified Authentication Handling
Manage supported cloud and file-transfer authentication details through connector configuration instead of repeatedly implementing connection logic in custom scripts.
Graceful Error Handling
Handle remote endpoint failures and connection problems without unnecessarily bringing the overall process to a hard failure.
STORAGE SOURCES
Cloud Storage
Supported cloud-storage environments.
File Systems
Local and network file-system sources.
Tungsten TotalAgility
Enterprise Repositories
Supported document and enterprise repository platforms.
FTP / SFTP
External file-transfer servers and partner environments.
FILE DISCOVERY
Use that visibility to:
Check whether files exist
Filter by file type
Identify specific files
Build routing decisions
Avoid unnecessary transfers
Prepare the process before download
This pre-flight approach is particularly useful for large or remote directories.
FILE INGESTION
Batch Retrieval
Retrieve multiple files as part of a single controlled operation.
Targeted Retrieval
Locate and retrieve a specific file based on the criteria available to your process.
Event-Driven Processing
Trigger the required TotalAgility processing after successful document retrieval.
Discover
Select
Retrieve
Trigger
Process
BENEFITS
Simplify the TotalAgility Ingestion Layer
Reduce Custom Polling Code
Avoid repeatedly creating custom services or scripts whose primary job is to check remote locations for new files.
Standardize Storage Integrations
Use a common integration approach across supported cloud, repository, file-system, FTP, and SFTP sources.
Improve Processing Responsiveness
Trigger downstream TotalAgility processing after successful document retrieval rather than relying solely on repeated polling logic.
Retrieve Only What You Need
Use directory inspection and targeted retrieval when downloading an entire remote directory is unnecessary.
Handle Remote Failures Gracefully
Pause or suspend the appropriate operation when an endpoint becomes unavailable rather than allowing an avoidable hard failure.
Reduce Integration Maintenance
Centralize recurring connection and retrieval functionality instead of maintaining separate custom implementations.
HOW IT WORKS
1
Configure
Configure the connector and the required source connection.
2
Discover
Inspect the source and retrieve available file information.
3
Select
Determine which files should be processed based on the requirements of the TotalAgility process.
6
Process
Let TotalAgility continue with classification, extraction, workflow, validation, or downstream processing.
5
Trigger
Initiate the required TotalAgility process or job after successful retrieval.
4
Retrieve
Download the selected file or batch of files.
WHEN TO USE
Where Can TA Storage Export Connector Help?
Remote Document Ingestion
Bring documents from external storage environments into TotalAgility.
Large File Drops
Handle bulk document retrieval from remote folders or storage locations.
Partner File Exchange
Retrieve documents deposited by external partners through supported FTP or SFTP environments.
Cloud-Based Intake
Bring documents stored in supported cloud environments into TotalAgility processing.
Legacy File-Based Integration
Connect older file-based systems to TotalAgility without creating a completely custom ingestion framework.
Dynamic File Selection
Inspect remote directories first and retrieve only the files required by the business process.
WHY FLEXINTA
Built Around Real TotalAgility Integration Challenges
TotalAgility Expertise
We understand how document ingestion fits into the broader TotalAgility process and integration architecture.
Integration Engineering
We work across APIs, databases, file systems, cloud services, enterprise applications, and other supporting technologies.
Reusable Components
Our products are designed to reduce repetitive technical work across TotalAgility projects.
Practical Enterprise Focus
We design around real operational requirements such as scale, remote connections, error handling, maintainability, and deployment.
Broader TotalAgility Services
Need more than an import connector? Flexinta also provides TotalAgility consulting, development, integration, migration, and optimization services.
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FAQ
TotalAgility Import Connector — Frequently Asked Questions
What is TA Storage Import Connector?
TA Storage Import Connector is a Flexinta connector for bringing documents from supported external storage environments into Tungsten TotalAgility.
Is TA Storage Import Connector an official Tungsten Automation product?
No. TA Storage Import Connector is a Flexinta product designed to complement Tungsten TotalAgility.
What types of storage can it connect to?
The connector supports selected cloud storage, enterprise repositories, file systems, FTP, and SFTP environments. Display the current supported source list on the page.
Can it scan a remote directory before downloading files?
Yes. Pre-flight directory auditing allows the connector to inspect available files before retrieval.
Can I retrieve only specific files?
Yes. Granular file targeting allows suitable processes to locate and retrieve individual files rather than always downloading an entire batch.
Can I import files in batches?
Yes. Intelligent batch ingestion supports bulk retrieval from supported sources.
Can the connector trigger a TotalAgility process after retrieving a file?
Yes. The connector supports event-driven workflow triggering after successful file retrieval.
Does it eliminate the need for custom polling scripts?
It is designed to reduce the need for repeatedly building custom polling services or scripts for supported ingestion scenarios.
What happens if the remote storage endpoint becomes unavailable?
The connector provides graceful error-handling capabilities that can suspend the affected operation and allow administrators to respond to the connection problem rather than causing an unnecessary hard failure.
Can it work with existing TotalAgility Import Connector functionality?
TA Storage Import Connector is a Flexinta solution designed for supported storage-ingestion scenarios. The appropriate architecture depends on your TotalAgility version, source system, deployment model, and specific integration requirement.
Does TotalAgility already have import capabilities?
Yes. Tungsten TotalAgility includes Import Connector functionality for receiving documents from supported sources, including cloud file and file-based sources. TA Storage Import Connector is positioned as a Flexinta extension for broader and more controlled storage-ingestion scenarios.
Can Flexinta help with the overall TotalAgility integration?
Yes. Flexinta provides TotalAgility integration, development, architecture, migration, optimization, and professional services.
