Document Grounding with SFTP File Server
1 Overview
Description
This document outlines the integration of an existing SFTP Server with SAP AI Core Document Grounding. The purpose of this integration is to enable secure storage and retrieval of documents used for AI model grounding and orchestration within SAP AI Core. By connecting an external SFTP server, AI Core can access relevant files required during inference or fine-tuning workflows.
The guide provides end-to-end instructions covering credential management through AI Core Secrets, and configuration of data pipeline to securely access the files hosted on an SFTP server. This integration ensures data privacy, scalability, and compliance with enterprise security standards while maintaining seamless interoperability between AI Core services and external storage systems.
The following document types are supported for SFTP:
| Document (File) Format | Content Refresh | Document Content | Maximum Number of Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF, HTML, TXT, JPEG, JPG, DOCX, PNG, TIFF, PPT | Daily | Plain Text PPT only: Images, Plain Text, Table | Maximum of 2000 Documents per Pipeline |