To learn how Sterling File Gateway
works from end to end, perform the following procedure using sample files that you create to use
with the tutorial.
Only the high-level tasks are listed here. For specific instructions for each step, see the
topics in the appropriate persona library. Use the following log on information for users that are
automatically installed with
Sterling File Gateway:
Role |
User ID |
Password |
System Administrator |
fg_sysadmin |
password |
Integration Architect |
fg_architect |
password |
Route Provisioner |
fg_provisioner |
password |
Operator |
fg_operator |
password |
-
Log in to Sterling File Gateway as
fg_sysadmin.
- Configure an FTP Server adapter.
See Prepare
Communication Adapters.
- Log out.
- Log in as fg_architect.
- From the main menu, select to create a community
with the following values:
Field |
Value |
Community Name |
FirstComm |
Partner Initiates Protocol Connection |
X |
Partner Listens for Protocol Connections |
X |
FTP or FTPS |
X |
Should Receive Notification |
Yes |
See
Create a Community.
- Select to create a group named
Group1.
See Create a Group.
-
Log out of Sterling File Gateway.
- Log in as fg_provisioner.
- Create two partners with the following values:
Field |
Value For First Partner |
Value For Second Partner |
Community |
FirstComm |
FirstComm |
Partner Name |
Partner1 |
Partner2 |
Phone |
333 |
444 |
Email |
y@x.com |
x@y.com |
User Name |
partner1 |
partner2 |
Password |
password |
password |
Given Name |
partner |
partner |
Surname |
1 |
2 |
Partner Role |
Is a consumer of data
|
Is a producer of data |
Use SSH |
No |
No |
PGP Settings |
|
|
See
Create a Partner.
- Associate the partners with Group1. Select . Select the partners
and the group, and click Execute.
See Add
Partners to Groups.
- Log out.
- Log in as fg_architect.
- Select to create a routing channel
template with the following values:
Field |
Value |
Template Name |
FirstStatic |
In the Type tab |
|
Type |
Static |
In the Special Characters tab |
|
Special Characters |
None |
In the Groups tab |
|
Producer Group |
Group1 |
Consumer Group |
Group1 |
In the Provisioning Facts tab |
|
Fact Name |
myUserId |
Display Label |
User ID |
Description |
The user ID to send it to |
In the Producer tab |
|
Producer Mailbox Path |
|
Producer File Structure |
Click Add |
Producer File Type |
Text |
File name pattern as regular expression |
.+ |
File name pattern group fact names, comma delimited |
(leave blank) |
In the Consumer tab |
|
Delivery Channel Description |
Click Add |
Pattern for Consumer Mailbox Path |
|
If checked, mailboxes matching this pattern
may be created on demand |
Check the box |
Consumer File Structures |
Click Add |
Consumer File Type |
Text |
Consumer file name format |
|
See Create a Routing Channel Template.
- Log out.
- Log in as fg_provisioner.
- Create a routing channel with the following values:
Field |
Value |
Routing Channel Template |
FirstStatic |
Producer |
Partner2 |
Consumer |
Partner1 |
User ID |
User1 |
See Create a Routing Channel.
- Log out.
- Log in to myFileGateway as Partner2.
- Upload a file to the / mailbox.
See Send
a File from myFileGateway.
- Log out.
-
Log in to Sterling File Gateway as
fg_operator.
- Search for the file you uploaded.
See Search
for a File.
- Click on the arrived file and observe the details about
the events, the routing channel, and the routing channel template.
- Log out.
- Log in to myFileGateway as Partner1.
- Download a file.
See Retrieve a File from
myFileGateway.
- Log out.
-
Log in to Sterling File Gateway as
fg_operator.
- Search for the file you downloaded.
- Click on the arrived file and observe the details about
the events, the routing channel, and the routing channel template.
- Replay the route.
See Replay From the Beginning
of a Transfer.