Enabling and Configuring an Outbound File Polling Service

To enable an Outbound File Polling Service, perform these steps:

  1. On the System Settings tile, click Transport Protocols > Outbound Protocols.
  2. Click Configure Service of FILE Outbound.
  3. Click the protocol that you want to enable and edit the options listed below:

    Outbound File Poller Configuration
    Field Description
    Enable Select the Enable checkbox to enable Outbound File polling service.
    Monitor Directory

    (for example, /...///*.*)

    The name of the file fileName and directory location, if desired, to monitor. Either provide the fileName or use the asterisk (*.*) character as a wildcard to specify a collection of files. Do not provide a directory location only. TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition searches subdirectories recursively. The directory C:\ is not taken as a base directory: specify C:\BaseDir instead. A better configuration is C:\BaseDir\*.*, which specifies the directory for the Outbound File poller.

    Note: Directories for Inbound and Outbound File pollers should not be the same ones that are used for storing shared or local files.
    Directory to Place Error Files Designate a directory where the files are placed if an error occurs during the processing of the outgoing files.
    Polling Interval

    (seconds)

    The duration for which the polling occurs.

    The default is 300.

    Delete File Enable files to be deleted after processing.

    To avoid that the same files are picked up on the subsequent startup of the TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition engine, it is advised to select this checkbox and have the files removed after processing has been completed.

  4. Click Save.

Note: You must set up a Network File System (NFS) for Outbound File Polling to work in the Kubernetes environment.