Create the Output contract

In the Output Contract, we define how Data Mover connects to the data consumer to deliver the files and we set the email address that will receive the confirmation email.

The following entities must already exist in Data Mover:

• Actor: the data consumer where Data Mover delivers the files. See the Create your first actor page for details.

• Actor → Client connection: the connection that Data Mover uses to access the folder of the data consumer and send the files. See the Client Connections page for details.

Define the contract info

Go to Design → Contracts and click the New button to open the New Contract window.

Complete the fields in the INFO section as follows:

• Name: assign an identification name to the Contract. It is suggested to assign a name that can be easily identified at any time.

• Description: enter a description for the Contract you are creating.

• Contract Type: in the drop-down list, select Output.

• Execution Queue: by default a Contract is associated with the default queue. Queues order the tasks designed in the contract and define how they must be processed. To assign a contract to a different queue, open the drop-down menu and select another queue among those available. Details about queues can be found in the Job Queues section of this documentation.

After you have filled in all the fields click the CONTINUE button.

Associate the contract with the actor

Select the actor your contract will be associated to. In this step, the actor is the head office that will receive the zipped files.

Click the CONTINUE button.

Define the contract actions

This step defines the trigger that will start the contract and the workflow associated with the contract.

Enter the Action name. If you are satisfied with the system-generated name, you can leave it as it is. If you are not, enter a different name.

Select the Trigger type that will execute the contract. In our scenario, Data Mover must send new files to the head office, so we must select the New file trigger.

Select the Workflow from the drop-down menu. For our scenario, we need the system_newFile_flagFile-triggerFile-outTransport workflow since we want to send the files to the destination folder and a confirmation via email. See Time Trigger.

Once all the fields have been selected, click the SAVE button. The wizard will be closed, and you will be directed to the New Contract page to configure action variables.

Set the contract variables

Contract variables are configured in the Actions section of the New Contract page.

Fill in these mandatory fields:

• Source virtual path: select the actor, VFS and Virtual Path where files are stored within Data Mover. This path must be the same as the path in the Actor field of the Mediation contract.

• remoteFolder: enter the remote path where Data Mover will put the files. I.e., the folder of the head office.

• Select remote server: select the client connection - which must be already configured - that will be used to access the server of the data consumer.

To configure the email address that will receive the confirmation email, go to:

• Notification channels: select System Email Notification Channel.

• Add email: enter the email address that will receive the notification email and click the + button on the right to save the address.

Once mandatory variables are set, the icon will appear next to the Action Name, and the Status of the Contract will change to READY.