Working With the Simple File Target Connector

This section discusses the simple file target connector.

With the simple file target connector, you can save PeopleSoft messages as files in XML format. This enables you to verify that:

  • You have composed messages correctly.

  • The messages contain the content that you want to send.

You can use the Simple File target connector to send messages using the PUT command and receive messages using the GET command.

The connector ID for the simple file target connector is FILEOUTPUT.

Warning! Specify the location where the connector saves the output file. You must set the file path on the integration.properties file fileconnector.FilePath=.

To secure files during processing, set the property ig.fileconnector.password in the integrationGateway.properties file, in addition to the Password property in the connector properties set in the Gateways component.

Setting file security is mandatory.

See Encrypting Passwords.

The following table describes the node-level connector properties for the Simple File target connector:

Set these properties on the Nodes – Connector page. To access the page select PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Nodes and click the Connectors tab.

Property ID

Property Name

Description

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SendUncompressed

Specify whether to save messages decompressed. Values are:

  • Y: Save the message decompressed and unencoded. This is the default value.

  • N: Save the message compressed and base64 encoded.

PROPERTY

FileName

(Optional.) Specify the name of the output file. The file's default name has the following format:

<sourcenodename>.<operationname>.<segmentid>.xml

If the outbound message has multiple segments, each segment is saved as an individual file and each file is appended with its segment ID.

PROPERTY

Method

Specify the method used to send messages. The valid values are:

  • PUT. (Default.)

  • GET.

PROPERTY

Password

Specify a password for secure processing. Use the password encryption functionality on the page to encrypt the password. You must also set and encrypt the ig.fileconnector.password in the integrationGateway.properties file. See the Setting File Security section earlier in this topic.