Exercise 9

Objective

To utilize decompression during a transfer.

Summary

To decompress the zip file that was created in the previous exercise from the source endpoint, SVR_OUTPUT, to the destination endpoint, SVR_INPUT, resulting in 2 files.

Instructions

In Solution Manager

1. Select Library.
2. Select Master Job.
3. Click the Add button.

In the Master Job Definition screen

4. In the Schedule drop-down, select My MFT Schedule
5. In the Name field, enter MFT Decompression Transfer.
6. In the Job Type drop-down, select OpConMFT.
7. Expand Task Details.
8. In the General section, select the OpConMFT machine.
9. In the Source section,
   • Select the SVR_OUTPUT endpoint from the Endpoint drop-down.
   • Enter MFTFiles_08.zip in the File Filter field.
   • Enter 5 in the Timeout __ minutes field.
10. In the Destination section
    • Select the SVR_OUTPUT endpoint from the Endpoint drop-down.
    • Select Ture from the Overwrite drop-down.
11. In the Compression section
    • Select Decompress in the Action dropdown.
    • Enter * in the Extract Filter field.
12. Click Save
13. Click the lock icon to enter Admin Mode.
14. Expand Frequency and move the Inactive frequency called Example-Mon-Fri-O into the Active column.
15. Click Save.
16. Close Library.

Add the Job to the Schedule

16. Select the Operations.
17. In Operations Summary, click Processes in the top right-hand corner.
18. Select today's date in the Date column.
19. Right-click on My MFT Schedule in the Schedule section.
20. Click the plus sign ( + ) in the Schedule Selection menu.

In the Add Job(s) Pop-up

21. Select the MFT Decompression Transfer job.
22. Click Next.
23. Select Release for the Build Status.
24. Click Next.
25. Verify that the information is correct and click Submit.
26. Click Close.

In the Process Screen

27. Verify that the job was added and ran successfully.
28. Close Operations.