A file transfer scheme specifies the way a particular file will be transferred, the type of translation, and any special parameters required by the receiving environment. Schemes allow you to save all of these settings in a file that you can reuse. This saves time and ensures consistency if you repeatedly run file transfers that require the same transfer settings. File transfer schemes are saved in files with an .EIS extension.
NOTE:For IND$FILE file transfers you can save a scheme to a local or a remote location. Saving schemes to a remote location allows you to share schemes. The local Schemes directory is the default location.
Schemes include the option to set send and receive parameters for each host type. The send and receive options you set for one host type are different from the options for other host types. However, you can select options for all three environments in each file transfer scheme so that you can use the same scheme regardless of environment constraints.
Access the File Transfer Settings dialog box by choosing the Settings button from the Transfer File dialog box, or by choosing Settings from the Edit or Options menu.
You can do one of the following:
Choose an existing scheme to edit.
Choose the Save As button and type a new scheme name to create a new scheme. The new scheme will have the settings of the scheme you copied, which you can then change to suit your needs.
Remove an existing scheme
To create a file transfer scheme
Open a session and from the Tools menu, choose Transfer File.
From the Transfer File dialog box, choose Settings to display the File Transfer Settings dialog box.
You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu.
From the General Settings page, (or Local Options page for FTP file transfers) set the appropriate transfer scheme parameters.
If necessary, go to the CMS, TSO, or CICS pages to adjust the settings for your host type.
Choose the Save As button.
Enter the name of the new scheme using the .EIS extension in the Save Scheme dialog box and choose whether to save it in a local or remote destination.
Choose OK in the File Transfer Settings dialog box. The new scheme name appears in the Scheme list and can be selected at any time.
To copy a file transfer scheme
From the Transfer File dialog box, choose Settings to display the File Transfer Settings dialog box.
You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu.
Select the file transfer scheme you want to copy.
Choose the Save As button.
Enter the name of the new scheme using the .EIS extension in the Save Scheme dialog box.
NOTE:For IND$FILE transfers you can choose whether to save it in a local or remote destination.
Choose OK in the File Transfer Settings dialog box. The new scheme name appears in the scroll list and can be selected at any time.
To delete a file transfer scheme
From the Transfer File dialog box, choose Settings to display the File Transfer Settings dialog box.
You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu.
Select the file transfer scheme you want to delete.
Choose the Delete button.