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New Transfer Template Dialog Box

Getting there

Open a 3270 terminal session.

Open the Transfer Settings dialog box.

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

Ribbon	With a session open, on the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer Settings launcher:
InfoConnect Browser	With a session open, on the InfoConnect menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
TouchUX	With a session open, tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
Classic MDI	With a session open, from the Setup menu, select File Transfer.

With Mainframe selected under Protocol, click the Templates tab.
Select Activate Transfer Templates.
Click New.

The options are:

PC file name	Type the PC filename parameters. This condition is used for files transferred to and from the host.
Host file name	Type the host filename parameters. This condition is used for files transferred to and from the host.
Host type	Select the operating system the host is running.
Transfer type	When you perform a file transfer, it defaults to the transfer type you select from this list.

If file exists	Select what to do when the transferred file already exists in the target location.
Record format	Select the record format to use for transfers to the host:
	Select	To
	Fixed	Force the host to create fixed-length records.
	Undefined	Force the host to create files without a specific record format (this value is only relevant for TSO systems).
	Variable	Force the host to create variable-length records and preserve the format of a binary file.
	Default	Let the host determine the record format.
Advanced	Configure advanced options for the selected host system type (CICS, CMS, or TSO).
Test	Open the Test Template dialog box, from which you can test how InfoConnect handles sample filename conditions without actually having to transfer a file.

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