File Resource tab 🚀

File resources describe the characteristics of files and how data is converted when a file enters a VFS, is read from a VFS, or is used within the VFS.

In the File Resource tab of the Actors section, you can specify:

1. Settings related to the content of the file, e.g., text or binary, end of line for text files, charset for text files, compression and security configuration.

2. File positioning: internal, external, or link.

3. Disposition rules: creation of the file if it does not exist, override existing file, replace the file, etc.

The settings specified for File Resources are divided into Local and Remote:

• Local settings are the attributes the file will have when inserted in the Virtual File System.

• Remote settings are related to the file being received from a remote origin or being sent to a remote destination. Remote settings describe the file content received or the file content to be sent.

When defining a File Resource, it is mandatory to specify both the local and remote settings, even if only the remote settings are used.

Local settings are not used when the file is already present in the Virtual File System. For example, when the file is sent to a remote destination, the content of the file is described by the Virtual File System attributes, and local settings of the File Resource are ignored.

Create a new File Resource associated with an actor

To create a File Resource associated with an actor, on the Actors page, edit the actor, select the File Resource tab and click the NEW button.

The actor to which the File Resource will be applied is shown and cannot be modified. These are the fields that must be filled in:

• Name: assign a unique name to the File Resource. These characters are accepted / ! * + ? = " | Blanks are not accepted.

• Description: enter a description for the File Resource.

• Reject File: YES or NO (default). Select if a file matching the File Processing Rule associated with this File Resource will be accepted (NO, default) or not (YES).

• Local Settings have two different configurable platforms where they can operate, with different properties: WINDOWS / UNIX LIKE and zOS. Refer to the Windows / Unix Like and zOS sections in the File Resources documentation.

• The Remote Settings configuration has the same properties and definitions as the Local Settings.

File Resources list

Already configured File Resources are listed on the page with the following details:

• Modified: the date and time when the File Resource was last updated. The date is displayed on the first line, and the time on the second line.

• Name: the name of the File Resource.

• Reject File: indicates whether a reject file is generated (YES or NO).

Results can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order by selecting the Name column header, or in chronological and reverse chronological order by selecting the Modified column header.

File Resource menu options

The 3‑dot icon next to each file resource provides the following options:

• Edit: opens the file resource details so you can modify fields.

• Delete: permanently deletes the file resource.

Filters panel

File resources can be filtered using the Filters panel.

In the Search File Resources field, enter the full file resource name or part of it, then press Enter on your keyboard or click Apply.

• The search field is case‑insensitive.

• You can run a search even by typing a single character (letter or number).

• Wildcard characters are not supported.

In the Reject File field, select whether a reject file is expected for the File Resource. Available options are YES or NO.

To reset the filter, click Clear all.