Creating a Virtual Folder

B2B Integration : Managing File Transfers with ActiveTransfer : Managing Virtual Folders in a Virtual File System : Creating a Virtual Folder

You create and maintain virtual folders on the Virtual Folder Management page in My webMethods. When you create a virtual folder, you have two options:

Associate the virtual folder with a physical location. That is, the virtual folder represents an existing physical folder on a local or remote file system. Such folders are identified by an orange square in the virtual folder list.

Create a virtual folder with no physical location. In this case, the virtual folder simply represents a collection of physical folders and files located on one or more local or remote file systems. Such folders are identified by a white rectangle in the virtual folder list.

Important:

You cannot add a virtual folder beneath a virtual folder that is associated with a remote physical location.

To create a virtual folder

1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Virtual Folder Management.

2. Select the server instance. For details, see Selecting the Instance to Work With.

3. In the virtual folder list, click

to the right of the Home folder.

4. In the Add Virtual Folder dialog box, type the folder name.

5. If you want the folder to be associated with a physical local or remote folder, select This folder has a physical location. For information about specifying the physical location, see Associating a Virtual Folder with a Physical Folder Location.

6. To provide access My webMethods Server users, groups, or roles to the virtual folder, click Permissions and add users, groups, and roles.

For information on how to associate users, groups, and roles, with virtual folders, see Associating an Existing My webMethods Server User with ActiveTransfer , Associating an Existing My webMethods Server User Group with ActiveTransfer , and Associating an Existing My webMethods Server Role with ActiveTransfer .

7. If you want to route file transfers through a proxy server, associate the virtual folder with a proxy server alias. For information on how to associate virtual folders, see Associating Virtual Folders with a Proxy Server Alias.

8. Click Add.

The new virtual folder appears in the list of virtual folders on the left side of the page.

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