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A Post Transfer Action is a program that is invoked on the Transfer Site file server after a file has been successfully uploaded to the server. You can configure Post Transfer Actions in Gateway Administrator or in a Reflection for Secure IT server that has been configured to act as the Transfer Site server.
Post Transfer Actions configured in Gateway Administrator
Actions configured in Gateway Administrator are associated with Transfer Sites. By default, new sites are added with no associated Actions. The Transfer Site administrator can add any defined Action to the Transfer Site. An Action that has been added to a Transfer Site runs after each successful upload of a file to that site. This approach is appropriate when you want to configure different Actions for different Transfer Sites, or when you want Actions to follow uploads to some sites, but not others.
NOTE:To use Post Transfer Actions in Gateway Administrator, you must configure the to be an added SFTP server. Using the Reflection Gateway Proxy (the default) is not supported.
Post Transfer Actions in a Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows.
This approach is available if you have configured a Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows as your Transfer Site server. Actions configured on this server are not specific to individual Transfer Sites. By default, these Post Transfer actions act on all files uploaded to the server. A filter option is available that enables you to limit the action to all files that match the filter specification. For example, you might configure an Action to act only on files with a *.exe extension. This approach is appropriate when you want to ensure that Actions take place after all uploads. A typical use for this kind of Post Transfer Action is running a virus scanner.
NOTE:You can also use Jobs to initiate actions after files are uploaded to a Transfer Site. To compare features of these approaches, see Comparing Jobs and Transfer Sites.