Starting a new file transfer

You can start a new file transfer from the IBM® WebSphere® MQ Explorer or from the command line and you can choose to transfer either a single file or multiple files in a group.

About this task

You can also start a file transfer by putting a file transfer message on the command queue of the source agent. An example command queue name is SYSTEM.FTE.COMMAND.AGENT01. You must ensure that the message reaches the command queue of the correct source agent; if the message is received by an agent that does not match the source information in the XML, the message is rejected.

The transfer request XML must conform to the FileTransfer.xsd schema and use the <request> element as the root element. See File transfer request message format for information about the structure and content of a transfer request message. How you put the transfer request message on an agent command queue is task-specific. For example, you can use the IBM WebSphere MQ Java API to put a message on the queue programmatically.

To start a new file transfer from the command line, see fteCreateTransfer command.

To start a new file transfer by using the Create New Managed File Transfer wizard in IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer, use the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the Navigator view, click Managed File Transfer. Managed File Transfer Central is displayed in the Content view.
  2. All of your coordination queue managers are displayed in the Navigator view. Expand the name of the coordination queue manager that the agent you want to use for the transfer is registered against. If you are currently connected to a coordination queue manager other than the one you want to use for the transfer, right-click that coordination queue manager name in the Navigator view and click Disconnect. Then right-click the name of the coordination queue manager you want to use and click Connect.
  3. Start the Create New Managed File Transfer wizard by using either of the following methods:
    1. Right-click the name of any of the following nodes in the Navigator view: the relevant coordination queue manager, Transfer Templates, Transfer Log, or Pending Transfers. Then click New Transfer to start the wizard.
    2. Click File > New > Other > Managed File Transfer Wizards > New Transfer Wizard
  4. Follow the instructions on the wizard panels. There is also context-sensitive help provided for each panel. To access the context-sensitive help on Windows, press F1. On Linux®, press Ctrl+F1 or Shift+F1.