After checking the putHDFS processor I did not find the destination timestamp to be a configuration option.
However, when checking the configuration options of hadoop fs -put it does show a timestamp option. This suggests there may be a way to achieve what you are looking for.
My recommendation would be to log a jira on the Apache Nifi project, and reach out to your account team to see if they can push the priority.
- Dennis Jaheruddin
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