Notify on File Upload Workflow

 This workflow recipe sends an email notification when a file is created or uploaded to FileCloud.

  • This notification can be set for a specific folder location only
  • The admin can provide a set of email ids to which the notification email has to be sent

To create a workflow to notify when a file is uploaded: 

  1. Login to Admin Portal
  2. Navigate to Workflow on the left navigation
  3. Tap on the Add Workflow button
  4. Set the If Condition to If a file is added or updated and click Next



  5. Enter the Required parameters in the given format, and click Next.

    eg: Path : My Files Location (/jenniferp/CustomerAccounts)
    { 
    "parent_folder_path_string":"/jenniferp/CustomerAccounts" 
    }

    To identify FileCloud specific path for a folder please refer this Identifying a FileCloud Specific Path.

    Set the path to "/" if you want to monitor all the folders in the system.


  6. Set the then action to Notify file actions to user(s), and click Next.



  7. Enter the Required parameters in the given format

    { 
    "comma_separated_email_id":"admin@abccompany.com,hr@management.com"
    }


  8. Click Next, then give an appropriate workflow name and click Finish.



  9. Sample notification email on a file upload.