Why do I get a "Error checking file existence on destination, terminating: invalid path." on PUSH Job automation?

Problem:

Certain environments may restrict the level of access/permissions on their SFTP servers to the point where the creation of sub-folders inside a destination SFTP folder is not allowed. This is particularly an issue when a sub-folder is created on MFT that does not exists on the destination SFTP parent folder. When this occurs, you will see the following error in the job execution history:

Error checking file existence on destination, terminating: invalid path

Solution:

These are the possible ways that can help mitigate this issue:

1. Check the permissions on the parent folder on the SFTP server. Execute permissions will be required for the creation of sub-folders.

2. Pre-create the sub-folder on the SFTP server. If you require sub-folders on the parent folder, create these sub-folders in advanced. With this, no create sub-folder action will be needed during the execution of the PUSH job from Managed File Transfer.

3. Alternatively, if sub-folders are not required, upload your files directly to the parent folder in Managed File Transfer.