New Transfer Template Dialog Box
How do I get to this dialog box?
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Open a 3270 terminal session.
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Open the Transfer Settings dialog box. The steps depend on your user interface mode.
User interface mode Steps Ribbon With a session open, on the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer 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.
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Select Activate Transfer Templates.
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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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