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Receiving a file using IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
Use the CDInput node to receive files from an IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct® network.
Multiple CDInput nodes can be deployed to the same execution group, or to different execution groups in the same broker. Multiple CDInput nodes can read files transferred to the same directory without contention. Each file is processed only once, even if the nodes are deployed to separate execution groups.
On z/OS®, when the CDInput node receives notification of the arrival of a dataset that it should process, the node copies that dataset into Unix System Services temporarily, before processing.
Complete the following steps to create a CDInput node message flow using the default settings. The task includes some optional steps for additional configuration, but detailed information about configuring the CDInput node is given on the property panels for the node, in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit. The default settings assume that you have a Connect:Direct server running on the same machine as the broker, and that you are using the default ports.