Creating Virtual Folders

This procedure describes how to create MFT Enterprise Virtual Folders. These folders are used to transfer incoming and outgoing files between external and internal users. Authorizations are applied at the folder level that determine which external and internal users can access the folders. You can configure folders to define a maximum retention period, and can generate email notifications to associated users when new files are available.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have completed all the setup procedures, as described in Setting up the Control-M MFT Enterprise Environment.

Begin

  1. From the Managed File Transfer domain, select MFT Enterprise Configuration.

  2. Log in with the same username and password that you used to log in to Control-M Web.

    The MFT Enterprise window appears.

  3. From the Virtual Folders tab, click .

  4. For each field, type or select the required value, as described in Virtual Folder Parameters.

  5. Click Save.

    The folder is created.

Virtual Folder Parameters

The following table describes Virtual Folder parameters that are used to define transfers for incoming and outgoing files between external and internal users.

Parameter

Description

Virtual Folder Name

Defines a logical name for the virtual folder.

Folder Access Options

Determines whether to limit access, 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.

Size Limit

Determines the maximum number of GB allowed before file uploading is blocked for external and internal users.

If the value is set to 0, files uploading is unlimited.

Retention Time

Determines the maximum number of hours to keep the file, before it is automatically deleted.

  • If the value is set to 0, retention is unlimited.

  • If a file was uploaded with the SFTP -p option, which preserves file attributes, the file might be deleted. In this case, do not use the -p option or extend the retention, as required.

Delete file after downloaded from incoming folder

Determines whether to delete the file after an internal user has downloaded it from an incoming sub-folder (SFTP only).

Enable external users to delete files from outgoing

Determines whether to enable external users to delete files from the outgoing folder of a virtual folder.

Authorized External Users/Groups

Defines the names of the external users that you want to have access to this folder.

Send email notification to allowed users when a new file arrives

Determines whether to notify users that a file is ready for download from the Outgoing sub-folder.

Authorized Internal Users

Defines the names of internal users that you want to have access to this folder.

For all internal users, type *.

Allowed File Pattern

Defines the file pattern that you want to allow external users to upload to this folder.

By default, all files are allowed to a folder.

*.txt,Receipt*.pdf

Blocked File Pattern

Defines the file pattern that you want to exclude external users from uploading to this folder.