1. Click on Admin.
2. Under the Data Management tab, click File Locations. The File Locations workspace appears.
3. Click on Create.
4. Complete the information in the Properties section: Name - The name of the file location. This name appears as a valid value in the File Location field when you create an activity. You use this name to identify the activity in the application. Subscribers cannot see the name. External Key - A value you choose that uniquely identifies the file transfer location. You use this value to identify the file transfer location when using the API. Description - The description of the file transfer location. You use this description to further help identify the file transfer location within the application. Subscribers cannot see the description.
5. Name - The name of the file location. This name appears as a valid value in the File Location field when you create an activity. You use this name to identify the activity in the application. Subscribers cannot see the name.
6. External Key - A value you choose that uniquely identifies the file transfer location. You use this value to identify the file transfer location when using the API.
7. Description - The description of the file transfer location. You use this description to further help identify the file transfer location within the application. Subscribers cannot see the description.
8. Complete the information in the Location Information section: Location Type - Identifies the type of file transfer location. Valid values include: Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Import Directory - If you select this value, you do not need to provide any further information in this section. External FTP Site External SFTP Site External FTPS Site Safehouse Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Export Directory Relative location under Marketing Cloud FTP Site - if you select this value, provide therelative folder path using an entry formatted like the example folderPath\\folderPath\\.... Do not include a leading \\ in your path. URL - The URL of the file transfer location. Port - The port used to transfer data. This value defaults to 21 for unsecured locations, and you can set the port to 22 for secure FTP locations. Username - The username the activity uses to log in to access the files. Password - The password the activity uses to log in to access the files. Retype Password - The confirmation of the password.
9. Location Type - Identifies the type of file transfer location. Valid values include: Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Import Directory - If you select this value, you do not need to provide any further information in this section. External FTP Site External SFTP Site External FTPS Site Safehouse Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Export Directory Relative location under Marketing Cloud FTP Site - if you select this value, provide therelative folder path using an entry formatted like the example folderPath\\folderPath\\.... Do not include a leading \\ in your path.
10. Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Import Directory - If you select this value, you do not need to provide any further information in this section.
11. External FTP Site, External SFTP Site, External FTPS Site, Safehouse, Marketing Cloud Enhanced FTP Site Export Directory
12. Relative location under Marketing Cloud FTP Site - if you select this value, provide therelative folder path using an entry formatted like the example folderPath\\folderPath\\.... Do not include a leading \\ in your path.
13. URL: The URL of the file transfer location.
14. Port: The port used to transfer data. This value defaults to 21 for unsecured locations, and you can set the port to 22 for secure FTP locations.
15. Username: The username the activity uses to log in to access the files.
16. Password: The password the activity uses to log in to access the files.
17. Retype Password: The confirmation of the password.
18. Save.