File Transfer Job parameters

The following table describes the parameters for a File Transfer Job:

NOTE: Take into consideration that some parameters might not appear in your properties pane, if they were not specified in the User View you applied. Use Control-M rules if the parameter rules were not specified by the Site Standard.

Parameter	Description
Connection profile	Defines a file transfer connection. Control-M rules: Up to 30 characters Case sensitive Must begin with a letter and contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Must not contain blanks, @, or . characters.
File Transfer Direction	Determines watch and transfer source and destination.
Binary/ASCII/Ebcdic	Defines the file transfer mode as Binary, ASCII or Ebcdic.
End Job NOTOK when "Continue on failure" option is selected	Sets the Job status to NOTOK when the Continue on failure checkbox is selected in the General tab in the Advanced dialog box, and the transfer failed.
Rerun from point of failure	Resumes the file transfer from the point that it failed.
Transfer Location	Defines the source and destination locations on the host computers. Control-M rules: Up to 255 characters Case sensitive
Use default number of retries	Uses the default number of retries to re-establish a failed connection. If you are using an MVS platform, this checkbox is disabled.
Number of retries	Determines the number of connection attempts between 0-99 after a connection failure to an FTP server.
Host(/Group)	Defines the name of the host computer.
OS Type	Defines the operating system of the host computer.
User	Defines the user of the selected host.
Type	Defines the type of the transfer protocol; LOCAL, FTP, FTP-SSL, and SFTP.

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Job types