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title: FTP data source extended properties
description: Certain properties are available for customizing your FTP data source.
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# FTP data source extended properties

Certain properties are available for customizing your FTP data source.

To enter these properties, you must [Configuring the form layout](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/configure-form-layout.md) the Data Source form and add the **Properties** field. When specifying more than one property, use a comma to separate each property.

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Property

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Description

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connection.timeout

</td><td>

Defines the number of milliseconds to wait before timing out the FTP connection attempt.-   Default value: 10000
-   Example custom value: connection.timeout=12000
-   Data source: FTP, FTPS

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remove\_file

</td><td>

Determines if the remote file is deleted after the import.-   Default value: true
-   Example custom value: remove\_file=false
-   Data source: FTP, FTPS, SFTP

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rename\_file

</td><td>

Determines if the remote file is renamed after the import. Renamed files use the format &lt;original file name&gt;.imported.-   Default value: false
-   Example custom value: rename\_file=true
-   Data source: FTP, FTPS, SFTP

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