Target—File

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 File are listed here.

The File Target tab is arranged in the following sections:

General Information and Actions

The General Actions and Properties section of the File Target tab allows you to save, deploy, and change general properties for the target.

Element	Description
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 transfer.
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
Content Folder	Specifies the directory to which files are transferred.

Target Properties

Click the arrow to the left to display target properties.

Element	Description
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 `/tmp/src/testfolder/test.txt`, then the target will be `/tmp/tgt/testfodler/test.txt`.

Advanced Properties

The Advanced Properties section of the File Target tab allows you change advanced target properties.

Element	Description
General	Click the General tab to display general advanced properties.
File Naming Convention	Specifies the naming convention for transferred files. You can use variables in the file name such as `%yyMMddHHmmssSSS%` for the timestamp or `%SEQ%` for an incrementing integer. For example, `File%SEQ%.txt` numbers files `File1.txt`, `File2.txt`, and so on. See Specifying the Outbound File Naming Convention in Understanding Technology Adapters for more information.
Append	Appends newly transferred files to previously transferred files of the same name.
Concurrent Threshold	Specifies the maximum number of files the target can receive concurrently.
Overwrite
Create Only
Rename On Completion	Select the checkbox if you want to rename the file on completion.
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 `%yyMMddHHmmssSSS%` for the timestamp or `%SEQ%` for an incrementing integer. For example, `File%SEQ%.txt` numbers files `File1.txt`, `File2.txt`, and so on. See Specifying the Outbound File Naming Convention in Understanding Technology Adapters for more information.