Setting up a file-directory gateway

To create file-directory gateways, use the following procedure.

  1. Click Account Admin > Profiles > Gateways.
  2. Click Create.

Gateway Details

From the Gateway List page, perform the following steps:

  1. Type a name to identify the gateway. This is a required field.
  2. Optionally indicate the status of the gateway. Enabled is the default. A gateway that is enabled is ready to send documents. A gateway that is disabled cannot send documents.
  3. Optionally indicate whether the gateway is Online or Offline. The default is Online.
  4. Optionally enter a description of the gateway.

Gateway Configuration

In the Gateway Configuration section of the page, perform the following steps:

  1. Select File Directory from the Transport list.
  2. In the Address field, enter the URI where the document will be delivered. This field is required.

    The format for UNIX systems and for Windows systems in which the file directory is on the same drive on which WebSphere Partner Gateway is installed is: file:///<path to target directory>

    For example:

    file:///localfiledir 

    where localfiledir is a directory off the root directory.

    For Windows systems in which the file directory is on a separate drive from WebSphere Partner Gateway, the format is: file:///<drive letter>:/<path>

  3. In the Retry Count field, enter the number of times you want the gateway to attempt to send a document before it fails. The default is 3.
  4. In the Retry Interval field, enter the amount of time the gateway should wait before attempting to send the document again. The default is 300 seconds.
  5. In the Number of Threads field, enter the number of documents that should be processed simultaneously. The default is 3.
  6. In the Validate Client IP field, select Yes if you want the IP address of the sender to be validated before the document is processed. Select No otherwise. The default is No.
  7. In the Auto Queue field, select Yes if you want the gateway to be placed offline (automatically) if a delivery failure is about to occur because the number of retries has been exhausted. Select No otherwise. The default is No.

    When you select Auto Queue, all documents remain queued until the gateway is placed online manually.

  8. In the Use Unique File Name field, leave the box checked if you want. Otherwise, click the box to remove the check. If you select Use Unique File Name, the original file name will be stored in the database.
  9. If you want to configure the Preprocess or Postprocess step for the gateway, go to Configuring handlers. Otherwise, click Save.

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