Server Definition for Incoming and Outgoing AS2 Requests

For all other protocols, server definitions are only used for outgoing requests. For AS2 however, server definitions are used for incoming and outgoing AS2 requests.

Incoming Requests

• The transfer partner initiates a connection request to MFT and specifies its partner ID.

• MFT searches the server definitions for a matching partner ID.

• When it finds the matching partner ID, it gets the user ID from the server definition.

• MFT then searches for transfer definitions for the user ID defined in the server definition

• The transfer definition points to a target server such as SFTP or Platform Server. This is the server where the incoming AS2 data is saved.

Outgoing Requests

• A client (SFTP, Platform Server, and HTTPS) logs in and initiates a transfer request to MFT.

• The client specifies a remote file name whose first parameter is the virtual alias.

• MFT searches the transfer definitions for that user and upload definition with a match on the virtual alias.

• The transfer definition selected points to an AS2 server definition.

• The data received from the transfer client is sent to the AS2 server.