Introduction

The JS7 - File Transfer is  capabilities can be used to transfer files over by a number of protocols such as FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, HTTP/HTTPS, etc. The JS7 shipped with Agent includes the YADE client installation and that is available in from the Agent's home directory. 

Workflow

In the Workflow,The workflow jdCreateDemoYadeFiles shell script is written to create a sample file for transferring files over the  includes a shell job that creates files for transfer with the workflow jdTransferFiles. The transfer of files is automatically triggered by JS7 - File Watching:

• Workflow jdCreateDemoYadeFiles creates the files,
• File Watching automatically picks up the files and
• starts the jdTransferFiles workflow by adding one order per file created. This workflow transfers files to an SFTP server.

To execute the workflow from the folder 09_FileTransfer follow the below steps:

1. Click the folder 09_FileTransfer and expand the jdCreateDemoYadeFilejdCreateDemoYadeFiles workflow.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Click the action menu of the workflow and use the Add Order menu item from the drop-down menu to add an order to the workflow.
   
   
   
   
3. When clicking Add Order a Click the Add Order action menu item. A popup window will appear.
4. You can add an Order ID or leave the Order ID value empty, it will then use a default Order ID. Click the Submit button.
5. With the Modify Variable link, you can edit the value of variables assigned to the workflow.
   
   
   
   
6. Click the Modify Variable link and from the drop-down menu and select the name of the variable that you want to modify. In the below screenshot the variable num_of_files is selected and with the default value is 1. it This will create the 1 sample file in the source directory. The variable is declared with the workflow definition, you can modify its value and click the Submit button to add the order to the workflow.
   
   
   
   
   
7. To check the status of the order click the name of the workflow to make the Order History panel appear.
   
   
   
   
   
8. From the Order History panel, you can verify if the order is successful and finished. Click the Order ID to see the log output created by jobs executed for this order.
   
   
   
   
9. A log window will open and the order log will be displayed. The order log contains the output of all jobs executed by the order.
10. You can download the log file by clicking the Download button from the upper right corner of the log view window. Also, you can expand and collapse the individual job output using the chevron icons from the left upper corner of the log view window.
    
    

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