Configure an FTP Connector to Transfer a File from an FTP Server to the AIS Server

  1. Create and name the connector service request as described in Creating a Service Request.

  2. On the Connector design page, click the Connection field and under the FTP category, select a connection to the server from which you want to transfer a file.

    If there are no FTP connections available, ask your system administrator to create one. See Creating a Soft Coding Record for an FTP Server Connection (Orchestrator Studio 6.1.0).

  3. Select the File option.

  4. Click the Type drop-down list and select Receive.

  5. In the Source File Name field, enter the name of the file that you want to retrieve.

  6. In the Target File Name field, enter the name of the target file if you want it to be saved with a different name then the source file when saved to the temporary directory on the AIS Server.

  7. Click the Use Temporary File Location check box to save the file to the temporary directory on the AIS Server.

  8. Enable or disable the Remove File toggle. Enabled by default, this removes the file from the temporary location on the AIS Server after it is transferred.

  9. Click Save.