Managed File Transfer - Business Example
A large part of managed file transfer is the ability to automate the business processes that occur after receiving a file. For this tutorial we will be looking at how to automate the post file transfer processes for a fictitious company named Philadelphia Press using JSCAPE Secure FTP Server.
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Philadelphia Press is a printing company specializing in printing business cards. On a daily basis they receive pre-press artwork for several thousand print jobs. In order to streamline their business Philadelphia Press wishes to automate the following processes when a file is received.
1. Compress uploaded file.
2. Move compressed file to another directory for further processing.
3. Send an email notification to a special Philadelphia Press email account indicating that a new job is ready for processing and it's location.
From JSCAPE Secure FTP Server Manager select the Triggers node for the desired domain. Click on the "Add" button to add a new trigger. Give your trigger a unique name and select the "File Upload" event type. Click "Next" to continue.
Trigger Conditions
Our conditions for this trigger are very basic. If the file is uploaded successfully then the trigger conditions are met and we can execute the Trigger Actions for this trigger.
Trigger Actions
This is where the real work begins. In this step we need to define two actions. The first action will compress the uploaded file and move it to a specified directory. The second action will send an email notification to let us know that the file is ready for further processing.
Zip File
For this action we will use a value of %LocalPath% for the File field, the Destination field will contain the path that we want to store the file to, and the Delete Source field will be set to true indicating we should delete the source file.
Send Email
Lastly, this action will send an email to the specified email address indicating that the file has been received and is ready for further processing.
To save the trigger click on the OK button for the Trigger Action dialog. You will be taken back to the Triggers node displaying your newly added Trigger. Click on the "Apply" button to apply this trigger to your server.
In this article you learned how to automate file transfer processing using Triggers.
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