Target—sFTP Remote
Use the Target tab to configure a new target or edit an existing target. How? The tab content depends on the target type. Settings for targets of type sFTP Remote are listed here.
sFTP Remote target is supported in FIPS mode.
The sFTP Remote Target tab is arranged in the following sections:
General Information and Actions
Element | Description |
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Save |
Saves the target without deploying it. Remember to save before closing this tab. |
Deploy/Deployed |
Deploys and activates the target. You must save the target before you can deploy it. You must re-save before you can redeploy. The configuration must be valid or deployment fails. The Deploy Target dialog appears, prompting you for an optional comment. Impacted transfers are listed. Click the Deploy or Cancel button in the dialog. The Deploy action in the tab is grayed with a green check to show successful deployment. To view information about deployed artifacts, click the Show Deployment Details button on the Artifacts Search tab, or view the Deployments tab on the Monitoring page. |
Revert |
Reverts all changes since the last save. |
General Information |
Click the arrow to the left to display read-only target information, including name, last user to update, last update date and time, and last deployment date and time. |
Name |
Name of the target. |
Description |
Allows you to add or edit the artifact description. This description is for all deployments of the artifact and is visible in the Artifacts Search tab. The Deploy dialog also allows you to enter a description, which is specific to a particular deployment label and is visible in the Deployments tab on the Monitoring page. |
Location
Click the arrow to the left to display information about the location of transferred files.
Element | Description |
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Content Folder |
Specifies the directory to which files are transferred. |
Target Properties
Click the arrow to the left to display target properties.
Element | Description |
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User Name |
Specifies the user as whom to access the target. |
Password |
Specifies the user password. |
Confirm Password |
Confirms the user password. |
Authentication Type |
Specifies the authentication type: Password or Public Key. |
Private Key |
Specifies the absolute path to the private key file for authentication. |
Passphrase |
Specifies the passphrase. |
Confirm Passphrase |
Confirm the passphrase. |
Host Name |
Specifies the host name. |
Control Port |
Specifies the port for the target. |
Retry Interval |
This specifies the number of seconds between attempts to retry delivery of a failed transfer. |
Retry Count |
This specifies how many times retry of a failed transfer is attempted. |
Always Save Modified Files |
Stores the transfer payload in the Payload Storage Directory if checked. To set the Payload Storage Directory, see the Server Properties tab on the Administration page. |
Propagate Source Subfolders |
If the source has Include Content in subfolder option enabled and target has Propagate Source SubFolders option enabled, the subfolder structure of the source is replicated to the target. For example, if the source
location is |
Advanced Properties
The Advanced Properties section of the sFTP Remote Target tab allows you change advanced target properties.
Element | Description |
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General |
Click the General tab to display general advanced properties. |
File Renaming Convention |
Specifies the naming convention for transferred files. |
FTP Path Separator |
Specifies the separator for file paths. The default is a forward slash ( |
Transport Provider |
Specifies the protocol for connecting to the remote server: Socket or HTTP. |
Append |
Appends newly transferred files to previously transferred files of the same name. |
Overwrite |
Overwrites existing file in the target location and MFT target message processing succeeds. |
Create Only |
If file exists in the target location, then file is not delivered again and MFT message target message fails. |
Remote Server Timezone |
Specifies the time zone of the remote FTP server relative to UTC. |
Remote Server Encoding |
Specifies the encoding of the remote server. |
Rename On Completion |
Specifies if the file is renamed after completing the transfer. |
Proxy Settings |
Click the Proxy Settings tab to display advanced properties related to proxy server configuration. |
User Name |
Specifies the user as whom to access the proxy server. |
Password |
Specifies the password for the proxy server user. |
Port |
Specifies the proxy server port. |
Host Name |
Specifies the proxy server host name. |
Use Proxy |
Uses the configured proxy server if checked. |
Type |
Specifies the proxy server type. |
Security |
Click the Security tab to display advanced properties related to security. |
Data Integrity Algorithm |
Specifies the data integrity algorithm: Hmac-md5 or Hmac-sha1. |
Compression Algorithm |
Specifies the compression algorithm: None or ZLIB. |
Key Exchange Algorithm |
Specifies the key exchange algorithm: Diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 or Diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1. |
Cipher Suite |
Specifies the cipher suite: Cast 128, Twofish 256, AES 128 (default), Twofish 128, 3 DES, Blowfish, AES 256, or AES 192. |
PKI Algorithm |
Specifies the PKI algorithm: RSA or DSA. |
Private Key File |
Specifies the absolute path to the private key file for authentication. |
Public Key |
Specifies the public key. |
Enable Cipher Suites |
Enables the remote FTP server cipher suites if checked. |
Ignore File Permissions |
Ignores file permissions if checked. |
Performance Attributes |
Click the Performance Attributes tab to display advanced properties related to performance. |
Concurrent Threshold |
Specifies the maximum number of files the target can receive concurrently. |
Single Threaded |
Specifies that the transfer is single-threaded if checked. Only one thread polls for and transfers files. |
Operation |
Click the Operation tab to display advanced properties related to file operations. |
Action Type |
Specifies the action taken after files are transferred to this target: None, Move, Rename, or Move and Rename. |
Physical Archive Directory |
Specifies the directory to which to copy files if Move is selected or move files if Move and Rename is selected. |
File Naming Convention |
Specifies the naming convention for renamed files. You can use variables in the file name such as |
Related Topics
Creating a Target in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer