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Chapter 1 Introduction : Transports

Transports
TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream offers different transport features.
It mainly provides the following transport features:
All variants (EDIFACT, Gateway, TEXT, TRADACOMS, and X12) of the TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream except for the Service protocol support the use of the Inbox transport to exchange files with partners who are using the following products:
Set Up Trading Partner Transport via Inbox
TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream supports exchange of files with TIBCO BusinessConnect Plug-in for SSH Server, TIBCO BusinessConnect Plug-in for FTP Server, and TIBCO PartnerExpress.
When transport can is configured as Inbox, all variants of TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream except for the Service protocol are able to exchange files with partners who install the mentioned products.
Support for FTP and SSH Server Plug-ins
On outbound, trading partners can use an FTP client to log into a FTP or an SSH server and download EDI data from an Inbox folder.
On inbound, trading partners can use an FTP client to log on to a FTP or an SSH server, and upload EDI data into the corresponding protocol Outbox folder. TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream automatically picks up EDI data from the Outbox folder, and processes it as inbound EDI data.
Support for TIBCO PartnerExpress
On outbound, trading partners can log on to TIBCO PartnerExpress administrative GUI, and download EDI data posted in the Inbox folder.
On inbound, TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream automatically picks up EDI data uploaded from the TIBCO PartnerExpress administrative GUI, and processes it as inbound EDI data.

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