SFTP Endpoint

Display

Defaults to the generic endpoint name, which in this case is SFTP. Change the display name, which must be alpha-numeric, to reflect the endpoint’s specific role, i.e., File Retrieval Endpoint

Exchange Pattern

If set to one-way, the SFTP endpoint will send the incoming message to the next building block in the flow. If set to request-response, the endpoint will wait for a response before sending the message. One-way is the default.

Output Pattern

(Applies to outbound SFTP endpoint only). Specify a pattern for naming files that get sent from the File endpoint to the connected file system. If this is not set, the File endpoint uses the same file-naming pattern used for incoming files.

Host

Identify the outgoing (local) SFTP server, then supply user credentials for connecting to this server. Defaults to localhost. Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address of the server on your host machine that will connect to the external SFTP server.

Port

The port that connects to the local (host) server. (i.e., 22)

Path

Specify a path that facilitates connection to the local server so that you don’t have to provide a username and password.

User

The username for authentication on the host server.

Password

The password for authentication on the host server.

Address

Enter the address for this endpoint, i.e.,
http://localhost:22/file.

Response Timeout

Specify how long the endpoint must wait for a response (in ms).

Encoding

Choose from a drop-down list the character set used for message data. (i.e., UTF-8).

Disable Transport Transformer

Check this box if you do not want to use the endpoint default response transport.

MIME Type

Select from the dropdown list one of the formats this endpoint supports.

Polling Frequency

Specify how often to check for incoming messages. Default value is 1000 ms.

File Age

Sets a minimum period a file must wait before it is processed. This helps ensure that long files are received in their entirety before processing starts. However, Mule and the SFTP server must be on synchronized time for this feature to work properly.

Size Check Wait Time

The period to wait (in ms) between size-checks that determine if a file is ready to be processed.

Identity File and Passphrase Information

Information for PKI authentication.

Endpoint Reference

Use the drop-down list to select a previously configured global endpoint template, if any exist. If you have not created a global element for this type of endpoint, you do so by clicking Add and completing the fields on the pane that appears. Click Edit to modify a previously created global element.

Connector Reference

Use the dropdown list to select a previously configured connector template for this endpoint. If you have not created a connector for this type of endpoint, you can do so from this window by clicking Add. Click Edit to modify a previously created global element.

Request Transformer References

Enter a list of synchronous transformers that will be applied to the request before it is sent to the transport.

Response Transformer References

Enter a list of synchronous transformers that will be applied to the response before it is returned from the transport.

Archive Directory

The directory on the Mule server where the file will be archived. You must create this folder before starting Mule for application deployment. The user Mule runs under must have permissions to read and write to the folder.

Archive Temporary Receiving Directory

Specify a directory in which the archive file is temporarily held before being forwarded to the archive directory. This temporary directory must be configured if archiving is implemented.

Archive Temporary Sending Directory

Specify a directory in which the archived file is stored before it is sent to the outbound SFTP endpoint. This should be a sub-directory of the archive directory and must be specified if archiving is implemented.

Temp Dir

The directory in the inbound SFTP endpoint folder where incoming files are received, or, in the case of an outbound SFTP endpoint, where outgoing files are staged before sending.

Use Temp File Timestamp Suffix

Check this box to assign a unique time-and-date-based namestamp to the file when it is moved to one of the temporary directories.

Auto Delete

Check this box to delete the file after it has been read.

Documentation

Enter a detailed description of this SFTP endpoint for display in a yellow help balloon that pops up when you hover your mouse over the endpoint icon.