1.Detect new file in folder
Integrate Google Drive and file storage tools to detect new files in your configured folder to capture file metadata.
Create file metadata records in database for data pipelines
Automatically capture new file additions across Google Drive and SQL Server. Create and update when new file added, file upload completed, or file enters the folder—so you can detect duplicates, create database rows, and provide pipeline links without manual duplicate checks.
How this automation creates pipeline-ready records
When new file appears in the configured folder, manual triage can stall downstream ingestion and cause duplicate entries. This automation finds file metadata, looks up existing SQL Server rows, and creates new rows—so your team can scale collection without duplicate work.
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2.Find matching file metadata
Integrate Google Drive and document tools to find file metadata and store temporary fields to prepare ingestion links.
3.Find existing record by source id
Integrate SQL Server and database tools to run a custom lookup and match on source id to detect duplicates.
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4.Create new metadata row
Integrate SQL Server and database tools to create a row and map filename, timestamp, links, and source id to enable pipeline consumption.
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