FTP Transmitter

Setting the FTP Adapter Configuration Properties for a Dynamic Send Port

A dynamic send port does not provide any transport configuration options in BizTalk Explorer because it is expected that these properties will be provided with the context properties associated with the message. These properties can be set in a custom pipeline or in an orchestration. To set message configuration properties in an orchestration you can do the following:

• Add a Construct Message shape to your orchestration.
• Configure the Construct Message shape to construct a new message. (for example Message_2)
• Add a Message Assignment shape to the Construct Message shape.
• Add code to the Message Assignment shape to initialize the message that you constructed and to set the appropriate configuration properties for the message.

Configuring the FTP Send Port with the BizTalk Server Administration Console

To configure the send port by using the BizTalk Server Administration console, use the following procedure:

To configure variables for a FTP send port:

1. In the BizTalk Server Administration console, create a new send port or double-click an existing send port to modify it. For more information, see How to Create a Send Port. Configure all of the send port options and specify nsoftware.FTP v4 for the Type option in the Transport section of the General tab.
2. On the General tab, in the Transport section, click the Configure button next to Type.
3. In the nsoftware.FTP v4 Transport Properties dialog box, use the following properties to:

   
   

   Account	The user Account for login. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   AfterConnect	A set of FTP commands to be executed immediately after connecting to the FTPServer . Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   AfterPut	A set of FTP commands to be executed after the PUT. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   Append	Whether or not the adapter should append data to the RemoteFile . Type: bool    Default Value: false
   BeforePut	A set of FTP commands to be executed before the PUT. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   ConnectionLifetime	Instructs the adapter whether or not to leave the connection to the server open. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access. Type: Firewall    Default Value: null
   FTPPort	The port for the FTP service (default is 21). Type: xs:int    Default Value: 21
   FTPServer	The domain name or IP address of the FTP server. Type: xs:string    Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.
   MaxPersistentConnections	The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 1
   MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the adapter may consume. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 20
   MaxTransmissionBatchSize	The maximum number of messages that can be sent in a single batch. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 1
   Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the adapter. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   Overwrite	Whether or not the adapter should overwrite files during transfer. Type: bool    Default Value: true
   Passive	Controls whether to direct the server into passive mode. Recommended if behind a firewall. Type: bool    Default Value: true
   Password	The password for login. Type: baf:Password    Default Value: ""
   RemoteFile	The name of the destination file on the FTP server for uploading. Type: xs:string    Default Value: "%SourceFileName%" NOTE: This property must be specified.
   RemotePath	The current path in the FTP server. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   RemoteTempPath	A temporary directory on the server to store files before moving them to RemotePath . Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   RuntimeLicense	Specifies the adapter runtime license key. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the adapter to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. Type: Certificate    Default Value: null
   SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake. Type: Certificate    Default Value: null NOTE: The digital id must have a private key associated with it.
   SSLStartMode	Determines how the adapter starts the SSL negotiation. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   SSOAffiliate	Specifies the name of the SSO Affiliate Application.. Type: baf:SSOList    Default Value: ""
   Timeout	A timeout for the adapter. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 60
   TransferMode	The transfer mode (ASCII or Binary). If the value is 0 (default), the initial server mode will be used. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   TransmitBatchMode	How the transmitter processes batches. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   TransportLog	Tells the adapter where and how to report information about its operations. Type: Log    Default Value: null
   URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   User	The user id for login. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   UseSimpleDirList	Instructs the adapter to issue the NLST command instead of LIST. Type: bool    Default Value: false

4. Click OK and OK again to save settings.