FTP Site

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This page is for data modellers who want to export files using FTP.

Overview

An FTP site can be set up to send files generated by a File Exporter, or retrieve files using a File Collector, via FTP.

To add a new FTP site object to an analysis model:

  1. Go to the model's toolbar → Create group.
  2. Click  File to expand the menu.
  3. Drag a  Server Address/FTP Site onto the analysis model.

To add an existing FTP site object to an analysis model:

  1. Go to the model toolbar → List group.
  2. Click  File to expand the menu.
  3. Click  Server Address/FTP Site to open the list of available FTP sites.
  4. Drag an FTP site into the analysis model.

Property Pane Toolbar

For information about the toolbar options, see the Common Properties page, Toolbars and Controls section.

 Properties Tab

Parent Details

If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.

Basic Settings

The FTP Type, FTP Mode, SSL Security and SFTP Ciphers are standard FTP concepts.

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the FTP Site.
EnabledWhether or not the FTP Site is enabled to run.
UsernameThe name of the user that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server.
PasswordThe password that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server.
Server AddressThe address of the destination server.
FTP TypeSelect an option from:
  • Plain
  • SSH (secure transfer using FTP over SSH)
  • SSL (secure transfer using FTP-SSL)
These are standard FTP options, and will be described in any good reference for FTP.
PortOptional field to specify a Port Number, if required. 
FTP Mode

This property is available when FTP Type is Plain or SSL.

Select an option from:

  • Active
  • Passive
SSL Security

This property is available when FTP Type field is SSL.

Select an option from:

  • Implicit
  • Explicit
SFTP Cipher

This property is available when FTP Type field is SSH.

For secure file transfer, PhixFlow automatically uses current ciphers (listed below). If your SSH server uses deprecated ciphers, enter a comma-separated list of all the ciphers you want to use. The order that you enter the ciphers indicates the order of preference. PhixFlow uses the first cipher that is listed and is available to encrypt/decrypt the files it transfers.

Enter a list of ciphers, in order of preference, that you want PhixFlow to use for secure file transfer. The list can include:

  • current ciphers
    • 3des-ctr
    • aes128-ctr
    • aes192-ctr
    • aes256-ctr
  • deprecated ciphers
    • 3des-cbc
    • blowfish-cbc.

Analysis Models

If this item is used by an analysis model, its name is listed here. See the Common Properties page, Analysis Model section for more details.

Description

We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.

 Audit Tab

Audit Summary

See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.


Sections on this page

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For links to all pages in this topic, see Analysis Models for Batch Processing Data.


Terminology changes in progress

As part of the redesign of PhixFlow, we are changing the following terms:

dashboard → screen   
stream → table
stream attributes → attributes
stream item → record
stream set → recordset
stream view → view
stream item action → record-action 
stream action → table-action
driver class → database driver