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MFT Hosted Receive Endpoint Properties

MFT Hosted Receive Endpoint Properties

Create an MFT Hosted Receive Endpoint to receive files uploaded by the web users associated with the partner, to the services hosted by the Informatica Managed File Transfer. Define properties for the MFT Hosted Receive endpoint type on the
Create New MFT Hosted Endpoint - Receive
page.
Before you create an MFT Hosted Receive endpoint, create an MFT Web User for the endpoint.
The following table describes the
Basic
properties in the
Basic
tab:
Property
Description
Name
Name of the endpoint.
Endpoint Type
Specifies the type of endpoint, whether hosted or remote, send or receive.
Description
Provide a description for the endpoint.
Connectivity Guide
Add a connectivity guide that describes how the partner configures communications with the organization.
Partner
Partner to associate with the endpoint. You can either associate the endpoint with a specific partner or leave the Partner field empty to instruct
B2B Data Exchange
to process documents for all partners to or from the endpoint.
Account
The account associated with the endpoint.
Status
Operational status of the endpoint. Default value is Enabled.
Project
Optionally, select an Informatica Managed File Transfer project that defines additional file processing tasks. Informatica Managed File Transfer contains pre-configured projects that you can use out of the box, or you can create and use a customized project.
The following out of the box projects can be used:
  • DX_Hosted_PGP_Decrypt: Receive files using PGP encryption and decrypt the files.
  • DX_Hosted_Unzip: Receive and unzip the files.
After you select a project, the project variables are displayed. Define values for the project variables.
For general information about projects, see the
Informatica Managed File Transfer Guide
.
After you select a project, the project properties table displays variables that relate to the project.
If you select a pre-packaged DX_Hosted_PGP_Decrypt project, define the following properties:
Property
Description
PGP_Key_RING
Mandatory. Select a pre-configured OpenPGP key ring.
PGP_Key_Passphrase
Specify the passphrase for decryptions using keyring.
SMTP_Server
Specify the SMTP server that receives error notifications.
Email_For_Notification
Specify the email address that receives error notifications.
If you select a pre-packaged DX_Hosted_Unzip project, define the following properties:
Property
Description
SMTP_Server
Specify the SMTP server that receives error notifications.
Email_For_Notification
Specify the email address that receives error notifications.
The following table describes the
Receiving Options
properties in the
Processing
tab:
Property
Description
Pass by reference
Passes documents that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through this endpoint to PowerCenter by reference. When you pass documents by reference, PowerCenter stores the file path in the repository instead of the actual file.
Pass large files by reference to improve performance and optimize storage.
Add Pattern...
List of all of the file patterns that the endpoint can receive.
B2B Data Exchange
picks up files that match one of these file patterns. You can select one or more of the following file pattern types:
  • For Profile. Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
    to use a specific profile when it processes documents with the specific file pattern.
  • For Application. Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
    to use a specific application when it processes documents with the specific file pattern.
  • For MFT Project. Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
    to process the file through the Project in Informatica Managed File Transfer. This option is enabled only when the endpoint is configured with a project.
  • None. Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
    to processes all documents with the specific file pattern.
You must configure at least one file name pattern.
B2B Data Exchange
picks up files that match the file name pattern after the following Informatica Managed File Transfer operations are completed:
  • For project or job runs, file matching and pick up is performed after archive tasks, decrypt operations, unzip operations, or untar operations.
  • For job tasks, file matching and pick up is performed after renaming files, or read/write operations.
  • For files tasks, file matching and pick up is performed after file upload, file download, file put operations, file get operations, AS2 transfer, MLLP transfer, or portal download.
File name pattern
File pattern that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through the endpoint. You can use ($xxx) variables in the file name pattern.
Regular expression
Create a regular expression to identify the file name that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through the endpoint.
Regular expression partial matched
If enabled, the regular expression is matched to any section of the file name and path that follows the defined endpoint root directory and incoming file path, so the match does not need to be exact. If cleared, the regular expression is treated as if the expression had the prefix
^
and postfix
$
.
The following table describes the
Backup
properties in the
Processing
tab:
Property
Description
Enable backup
Saves a copy of each file that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through the endpoint. If you disable backup,
B2B Data Exchange
transfers the files from the endpoint to the target and then deletes the files.
Use endpoint root directory
Specifies whether to store the backup copies of the files in the root directory of the endpoint. The administrator defines the endpoint root directory in a system property.
For example, if the root directory is
Z:\backup
, select
Use endpoint root directory
and enter the subdirectory path in the
Backup path
field.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the backup copies of the documents in
Z:\backup\<subdirectory>
.
Backup path
Path to the directory in which to save the backup copies of the files that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through the endpoint.
The following table describes the
Store in HDFS
properties in the
Processing
tab:
Property
Description
Store a copy in HDFS
Saves a copy of each incoming file that
B2B Data Exchange
receives through the endpoint in a Hadoop file system (HDFS).
You cannot store files that
B2B Data Exchange
receives from directories with a file path that includes two back slashes (\\), such as Windows network folders.
Use HDFS root directory
Stores the backup copies of the incoming files in the root directory of the HDFS. The
B2B Data Exchange
administrator defines the HDFS root directory in a system property.
For example, if the root directory is
Z:\HDFS_storage
, select
Use HDFS root directory
and enter the subdirectory path in the
HDFS path
field.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the backup copies of the documents in the following location:
Z:\HDFS_storage\<subdirectory>
.
HDFS path
Path to the HDFS directory in which to save copies of the incoming files.
The following table describes the
MFT Web User
properties in the
MFT Web Users
tab:
Property
Description
Add Web Users
Select from a list of all of the MFT Web Users that you can assign to the endpoint.
You must add at least one MFT Web User.
you cannot associate a single MFT Web User to multiple hosted receive endpoints.
Username
The username of the MFT Web User.
First Name
The first name of the MFT Web User contact.
Last Name
The last name of the MFT Web User contact.
Email Address
The email address of the MFT Web User contact.
Status
Operational status of the MFT Web User. Default value is Enabled.
Organization
The organization associated with the MFT Web User.

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