File Transfer window

This topic describes the File Transfer window in IBM® Director.

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Actions >
Source File System
Provides the actions that you can perform on a source file system.
Refresh All
Updates all drives, directories, and files in the Source File System pane.
Refresh Selected
Updates the selected drive, directory, or file.
Open
Opens the selected file or expands the selected directory in the Source pane. If the file is a simple text file, you can edit the file and save your changes.
Create Directory
Creates a subdirectory in the selected directory.
Delete
Deletes the selected file or directory.
Rename
Displays a dialog that enables you to rename the selected file or directory.
Properties
Displays a pop-up with information about the latest currently selected file or directory.
Transfer File(s) to Target
Transfers (copies) the file or directory selected in the Source pane to the directory selected in the Target pane.
Synchronize from Target
Synchronizes the file, directory, or drive selected in the Source pane with the file, directory, or drive selected in the Target pane.
Target File System
Provides the actions that you can perform on a target file system.
Refresh All
Updates all drives, directories, and files in the Target File System pane.
Refresh Selected
Updates the selected drive, directory, or file.
Open
Opens the selected file or expands the selected directory in the Target File System pane. If the file is a simple text file, you can edit the file and save your changes.
Create Directory
Creates a subdirectory in the selected directory.
Delete
Deletes the selected file or directory.
Rename
Displays a window that enables you to rename the selected file or directory.
Properties
Displays a pop-up with information about the latest currently selected file or directory.
Transfer File(s) to Source
Transfers (copies) the file or directory selected in the Target File System pane to the directory selected in the Source File System pane.
Synchronize from Source
Synchronizes the file, directory, or drive selected in the Target File System pane from the file, directory, or drive selected in the Source File System pane.
View >
List
Displays the selected file system in a hierarchical format without including the detailed file information. This is the default view.
Details
Displays file information for the selected file system.
Horizontal
Arranges the Source and Target panes side by side.
Vertical
Arranges the Source and Target panes in a vertical fashion (default).
Options > Compression
Off
Turns compression off on file transfers.
Default
Transfers files using a low file compression.
High
Transfers files using a high file compression.
Fast
Transfers files using a fast file compression.

Fields

Source File System
Right-click on file or directory to display a context menu of actions allowed on the selected object.
Note: If the network drives on the IBM Director Server or system are mapped using a different user name or password than the user name and password specified for the IBM Director service during installation (that is, the user name and password of the IBM Director support service), the network drives will be unavailable due to access limitations.
IBM Director Server
Displays the file system of the IBM Director Server.
Local
Displays the file system of the local system.
Target File System
Right-click on file or directory to display a context menu of actions allowed on the selected object.
Note: If the network drives on the IBM Director Server or system are mapped using a different user name or password than the user name and password specified for the IBM Director service during installation (that is, the user name and password of the IBM Director support service), the network drives will be unavailable due to access limitations.
IBM Director Server
Displays the file system of the IBM Director Server.
Local
Displays the file system of the local system
Other
Displays the Choose Target dialog, which lists all systems that support the File Transfer task. You can use this window to select up to six systems to add to the pull-down list containing Local and IBM Director Server.

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