Turn Inbound Mailbox Files into Automated Workflows
Progress® Automate MFT helps teams retrieve files from incoming mailboxes and route them into governed file transfer workflows, reducing manual downloads, inbox monitoring and script-based handoffs.
Email is still a hidden file transfer channel
Even in modern IT environments, business-critical files often arrive by email. Partner reports, invoices, claims documents, statements, spreadsheets and operational files may still land in shared mailboxes where employees manually download, rename, save and route attachments.
Automate MFT helps organizations bring email-based file handoffs into centralized automation. By retrieving files from incoming mailboxes through IMAP, teams can convert manual inbox-driven processes into scheduled, monitored and governed file workflows.
What this enables:
- Retrieve files from incoming mailboxes
- Automate workflows that begin with emailed files or attachments
- Reduce manual inbox monitoring and file downloading
- Route mailbox files to SFTP servers, cloud storage, internal systems or downstream workflows
- Improve visibility into whether files were received, processed and delivered
- Bring shared-mailbox file handling into a governed automation framework
Common IMAP File Retrieval Use Cases
Shared Mailbox Automation
Monitor incoming files from shared mailboxes and route them into the right downstream workflow.
Invoice and Document Intake
Retrieve emailed invoices, forms, reports or documents and move them into storage, ERP or processing systems.
Claims and Case File Routing
Automate retrieval of claims files, case documents or supporting attachments from inbound mailboxes.
What You Can Do with IMAP File Retrieval
Banking and Financial Services
Retrieve branch reports, lockbox files, exception reports, customer documents, reconciliation files or partner statements from shared mailboxes.
Healthcare
Collect claims attachments, referrals, provider rosters, lab files or administrative reports from inbound mailboxes.
Insurance
Retrieve broker submissions, claims documents, policy files, loss reports or third-party administrator files from email.
Manufacturing
Automate intake of supplier invoices, shipment notices, QA certificates, order forms or operational spreadsheets.
Energy and Utilities
Collect contractor reports, field inspection forms, safety logs, production files or compliance documents submitted by email.
Retail and Distribution
Retrieve supplier price sheets, inventory files, order confirmations or shipping notices from shared inboxes.
FAQs
Related Integrations and Technologies
To enable secure, no-code file transfer automation.
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