General Settings

The following table describes the Hub general setting parameters.

Parameter

Description

Hub Name

Defines the logical name of the Hub.

Home Directory

Defines the root path where transfered files are stored.

NOTE: If you want to use a different directory for each logged in internal user, you must add \${userName} to the path.

EXAMPLE: C:\temp\${userName}

Bob connects to the File Transfer Server and uploads the file a.txt to the root directory, the file is saved in C:\temp\Bob\a.txt.

Default:<Agent_Home>/CM/AFT/ftshome/${userName}

B2B Subfolder

Defines the name of the folder under the home directory that contains all the Virtual Folders.

NOTE: For internal users, this folder is hidden. Internal user can only access the B2B virtual folders by typing the B2B sub-folder under the home dir.

EXAMPLE: /b2bhome/

Manage Existing File

Determines which of the following methods is used to upload an external file that already exists:

  • Overwrite file: Overwrites the existing file (Default)
  • Decline upload: Prevents the file from uploading
  • Rename (add counter): Adds a counter to the filename (<file>-<counter>.<ext>)
  • Rename (add timestamp): Adds a timestamp to the filename (<file><timestamp>.<ext>)

Configuration Port

Determines the port number used to access the Hub for configuration changes.

Default: 28080

Send Audit Logs

Determines whether to generate records to the database.

Log Level

Determines one of the following log levels for the Hub:

  • ERROR
  • WARN
  • INFO
  • DEBUG
  • TRACE

Enable external users to delete files from the outgoing sub-directory

Determines whether to allow external users to delete files from the outgoing sub-directory.

NOTE: This option is only relevant for Virtual Folders that have limited access to Incoming/Outgoing sub-directories.

Enable external users to edit their profile

Determines whether external users can edit their profile, such as changing their own password.

Default Folder Access Type

Determines which folder access type is the default, as follows:

  • Limited access to Incoming/Outgoing folders: The Incoming (files sent by external users to your organization) and Outgoing (files sent by internal users to external users) sub-folders are automatically created within this folder in the Hub environment:
  • Unlimited access:Enables read/write access to the whole directory.

Parent Topic

Hub Settings