Incoming FTP Transport type

FTP settings

File mask

This is the file mask that files found in the folder on the FTP server will be matched against (e.g. "*.*", "Order*.xml", etc.).

Target folder

The relative path from the root of the FTP server to the folder you want to fetch files from.

Command(s) before get

At present, only the cd (change directory) command is supported.

Some FTP servers only allow access to the folder the user is currently at. In such a case you can use this field to indicate the folder instead of the normal Target folder field above. This field allows you to execute commands before fetching files. 

Command(s) after get

At present, only the cd (change directory) command is supported.

Some FTP servers remember the last folder the user navigated to, and puts the user in that folder upon login. If that is the case, this field can be used to navigate back out again before logging off, so polling always starts from the root.

Delete files after download

This field indicates whether files fetched from the server should be deleted from the server after being successfully saved to Link. Default value is True. If this is set to False, the same files will be imported into Link over and over again, since there is no record of which files have already been fetched.

There are very few scenarios where it makes sense not to delete the files once they have been fetched (e.g. a product catalog that is only fetched once a week, and the same file needs to be fetched by multiple receivers).

Connection settings

Host

This is the root address of the FTP server you want to connect to. It can be a DNS name or an IP address. Do not prefix this with "ftp://" - the adapter does that automatically.

Port

The port number used to access this FTP. Default is 21.

Username

The user name used to access this FTP connection.

Password

The password used to access this FTP connection.

FTP Mode

This is the FTP mode used for the connection. Possible values are Active and Passive, with Passive being the default.

Proxy connection settings

If the FTP server in question is behind a proxy, these settings can be used to navigate to it.

Proxy host

The address of the proxy server.

Proxy port

The port number used to access the proxy server.

Proxy username

The user name used to access the proxy server.

Proxy password

The password used to access the proxy server.

Proxy Type

The type of proxy server. The FTP framework used supports the following types:

• Http 1.1
• User@Host
• BlueCoat.

Monitoring

This transport type supports setting up a corresponding monitor item directly from this page. 

Please read the Embedded monitor item types chapter to learn more.