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 page, 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, go to 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.

Navigating the File Resources tab

Navigating the File Resources page is simple. Let's see.

Already configured File Resources are listed on the page either in list or thumbnail mode. To switch from one mode to the other, click the icon when in list mode or the icon when in thumbnail mode.

The list of results provide these details:

• Name of the File Resource.

• Actor they are associated with.

Results can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order, by selecting the Name A-Z or Name Z-A option in the Order by drop-down list.

You can edit and delete each File Resource by clicking the icon or delete it by clicking the icon.