Setting Up File Transfer Protocols

To set up file transfer protocols use the URL_TABLE.GBL component.

This section describes how to set up file transfer protocols for attachments and lookup tables.

Page Used for File Transfer Protocol Setup

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
URL Maintenance	URL_TABLE	select Planning and Budgeting, then select System Administration, then select Maintain System Options, then select FTP Server	Set up file transfer protocol (FTP) to use file attachments and lookup tables.

URL Maintenance Page

Use the URL Maintenance page (URL_TABLE) to set up file transfer protocol (FTP) to use file attachments and lookup tables.

Navigation

select Planning and Budgeting, then select System Administration, then select Maintain System Options, then select FTP Server

Image: URL Maintenance page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the URL Maintenance page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Use this page to set up server connectivity for file transfers. Use FTP when you use driver lookup tables or attach files and want to make them available to budget users. References uniform resource locators (URLs) saved here from page controls.

URL

Enter the full uniform resource locator for the following two required URL definitions:

BP_ATTACHMENT_FTP_SERVER identifies the FTP address for Planning and Budgeting documentation attachments.

CSV_IMPORT_APP_SERVER_DIR identifies the directory to find and upload comma-delimited files for driver lookup tables used with methods.

See PeopleTools Document: Data Management, "PeopleTools Utilities," URL Maintenance