Configure the FTP Transport Connector

The FTP transport connector makes it possible to send and receive files from and to IFS Applications by using the FTP/FTPS protocol. The FTP Reader gets files from an IN directory in any format and executes them. The FTP Sender has the possibility to put files in different xml-formats or plain text to a OUT directory. 

Note: This page explains configuration based on default instances FTP_SENDER1 and FTP_READER1, but there is no difference in configuration of arbitrary Ftp Reader or Sender instance.

Contents

• Common parameters
• FTP Sender specific parameters
• FTP Reader specific parameters
• How to create new instances of the FTP Connector

FTP Sender specific parameters

Note: The output directory is specified on Routing Address

• HOST
  Host name or IP address of machine hosting the FTP server
• PORT
  Port number the FTP server is listening on. Enter 0 for default port.
• USER
  Username for the user connecting to the FTP server
• PASSWORD
  Password for the user connecting to the FTP server
• SECURITY_PROTOCOL
  Choose SSL/TLS for FTP over SSL (FTPS).
• CONNECT_MODE
  Choose between passive or active mode.
• USE_EPS_WITH_IPV4
  Tick to use Extended Passive Mode with IPv4.
• TEMP_DIRECTORY
  If specified, the file will be written to this directory and be moved to the output directory after successful transfer. If the directory is not specified the file will be suffixed with .part during the transfer.

Additional parameters are specified on Routing Address for Destination Type Ftp.

FTP Reader specific parameters

• HOST
  Host name or IP address of machine hosting the FTP server
• PORT

  Port number the FTP server is listening on. Enter 0 for default port.

• USER

  Username for the user connecting to the FTP server

• PASSWORD

  Password for the user connecting to the FTP server

• SECURITY_PROTOCOL

  Choose SSL/TLS for FTP over SSL (FTPS).

• CONNECT_MODE

  Choose between passive or active mode.

• USE_EPS_WITH_IPV4

  Tick to use Extended Passive Mode with IPv4.

• IN_DIRECTORY

  Directory from which the reader is reading files. See also file based reader considerations.

• ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY

  If specified, the reader will move the successfully processed files to this directory rather then deleting them.

• IGNORE_IF_NOT_FOUND
  If ticked, read retry of a file that no longer exists will be ignored. Such situation can arise if the file has been removed or changed after it has been listed but before it has been read. See also file based reader considerations. If un-ticked a read attempt of a file that not exists will result in a failure leaving the corresponding entry in Connect Reader Queue with status Read Failed.

How to create new instances of the FTP Connectorr

It's possible to create new instances of the Ftp Reader Transport Connector provided that they should scan distinct root directories (Only one FTP Reader can scan an in-directory).

Instructions for how to create a new connector instance.