Redpoint Interaction v7.x Documentation
Redpoint Interaction v7.x Documentation
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Getting started with FTP Locations

Overview

A grid lists all existing FTP locations, which are presented in alphabetical order.

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Within the grid, the following read-only columns are displayed:

  • Name

  • Host

  • Username

  • Default

  • State

Selected FTP Location Details

This section allows you to configure details of the FTP location selected currently in the grid.

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The Selected FTP Location Details section contains the following updateable fields:

  • Name: a mandatory field that may be a maximum length of 100 characters. Name must be unique across all FTP locations.

  • Host name: a mandatory field that may be a maximum length of 100 characters

  • Host port number: this property is optional. It defaults to a blank value. You can stipulate that the FTP location use a specific host port number by providing an integer between 1 and 9999.

  • Login username: a mandatory field that may be a maximum length of 100 characters

  • Login password: a mandatory field that may be a maximum length of 100 characters. Login password is encrypted when stored.

  • Protocol: this dropdown field exposes the following values:

    • FTP (the default)

    • FTP

    • FTPS

Note that an unsecured FTP connection can only be used to access output files if running the RPI client application on the same machine as the server.

  • Encryption type: this dropdown field is available when Protocol is set to FTPS. It exposes the following values:

    • None (the default)

    • Explicit

    • Implicit

  • Connectivity test: accompanied by a Create new job to test this FTP location button, which is only available when no outstanding FTP location changes exist. Selecting the button creates a Connectivity test job and displays it in the My Jobs Dialog. Full details of the job and Dialog can be found in the My Jobs documentation.

  • Use this as the default: a checkbox, unchecked by default. It is only possible to select a single default FTP location.

  • Root folder path: an optional string property, which accepts a maximum value length of 1000 characters.

  • Notification email addresses: you can optionally specify one or more email addresses to which an alert email will be sent on upload of a file to the FTP site. The Notification email addresses property consists of a toolbar and a list of email addresses. The toolbar exposes the following options:

    • Add: invocation adds a new, unconfigured email address to the list.

    • Remove: this option is available when an email address is selected. Invocation removes the selected email address from the list.
      Within the list of email addresses, it is mandatory to provide a unique email address, with a maximum length of 100 characters, for every entry.
      When one or more email addresses is provided, an alert email is sent on upload of a file to the FTP site during rule export or production export/data extract offer activity execution. One email is sent to each address per file. Alerts are not sent at FTP upload of a sample or summary file at export/data extract offer execution.
      The alert email contains the following:

    • Title: 'File uploaded to FTP location'

    • Message body: “The following file has been uploaded via FTP from RPI.” In a border:

      • FTP Location

    • User Name

    • File Name

    • Folder

“You are receiving this email because you are currently registered to receive FTP upload notifications. To stop receiving these notifications, please contact your RPI system administrator.”