B2B Integration 10.4 | Administering and Monitoring B2B Transactions | Managing File Transfers with ActiveTransfer | Administering ActiveTransfer with Command Central | Managing ActiveTransfer Settings | Configuring File Share Settings
 
Configuring File Share Settings
Depending on how you want the Web client users to share files, you can configure the default settings to display on the file share screen of the Web client users to share files with external (not configured in My webMethods Server) users. You can also enforce the use of the default file share settings by the Web client users by disabling access to modify the settings.
Note: Web client users can also share files from ActiveTransfer Gateway. In the file share email, the shared file link includes the configured ActiveTransfer Gateway machine name and port number.
* To configure the default file share settings for Web client users
1. On the navigation pane, select Settings > File share.
2. On the File share page, deselect Allow user to change file share settings in Web client if you want to disable the modification of the default settings by Web client users.
3. Specify the following details:
Field
Description
Share configuration
Select one of the following options on how ActiveTransfer should share a file:
*Copy: To create a copy of the original shared file and store it in a temporary folder. The file share recipient will have access only to this file copy. The link works even if the original file is deleted. When the link expires, the file is deleted from the temporary storage.
*Move: To move the original shared file to a temporary folder, which is, accessible to the file share recipient. When the link expires, the original file is deleted from the temporary folder.
*Reference: To create a pointer to the original shared file that is shared in a virtual folder. Any changes made by the file share recipient is to the original file.
A reference is like an alias. As long as the file name is not changed, the users can access the file. Changing the name of the original file will break the link because the reference points to the original file.
Validity
Configure the following accessibility settings for the shared file:
*Default validity (days): Type the number of days that a shared file must be accessible to the file share recipient. This value cannot exceed the limit that you configure in Maximum validity (days). Once the validity expires, the file share link in the file share email will not be accessible to the recipient.
*Maximum validity (days): Type the maximum number of days that the Web client users can share a file.
Email
Type the following default details to use in email notifications that file share recipients receive:
*From: Type a valid email address of an ActiveTransfer user or the server variable %user_email%. If you specify %user_email% as the default sender of the file share email, ActiveTransfer uses the email address of the Web client user initiating the file share.
*Subject: Type a subject line for the email.
*Body: Type the content to specify additional information for the email. The default format is:
A user would like to share a file with you: {web_link}
This link will expire on {date} at {time}.
User Name: {username}
Password: {password}
Where,
*{web_link} is the link to the location of the shared file.
*{date} at {time} are the date and time on which the file share link will become inactive.
*{username} is the temporary user name to use when accessing the shared file. In emails, {username} is encrypted in the file share link.
*{password} is the temporary password to use when accessing the shared file. In emails, {password} is encrypted in the file share link.
Permissions
Select the default file share permissions from the following options:
*View (read-only)
*Download
*Upload
*Delete
*Rename
*Create folder
*Delete folder
Security
Type any value between 4 and 15 for the Temporary password length that ActiveTransfer must use when auto-generating a password for recipients to access the shared file. The default value is 8.
4. Click Save.
The default settings for file sharing is configured.
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