Error in the Documentation for BizTalk Adapter for FTP About Temporary Folders (829298)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for FTP 1.0

SYMPTOMS

The online documentation for Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for FTP contains a paragraph that discusses how to use a temporary folder when you send data to a BizTalk Messaging channel. This paragraph appears under the "Temporary Folders" heading in the "BizTalk Send FTP Properties" topic.

This information is not correct. You cannot use a temporary folder to send data to a channel. You can only use a temporary folder to send data to a trading partner from a BizTalk Messaging port.

RESOLUTION

You can use a temporary folder to upload content to a remote FTP server from a BizTalk Messaging port. When you specify a temporary folder in the advanced properties for the channel that is bound to the port by using the FTP Adapter, BizTalk will write the file to the temporary folder and then upload to the FTP server. If the transmission is interrupted, BizTalk will try to resume the upload by using the file that is located in the temporary folder.

Microsoft recommends that you do not configure two or more Messaging ports to send files to the same temporary folder. If you do so, files that have the same name might be overwritten.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the documentation for BizTalk Adapter for FTP.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is the text that is not correct:

Temporary Folders
There are two different ways to receive files: Use of a temporary folder to BizTalk Server channel. In this case, the adapter polls for the files on the FTP server and downloads them to a temporary folder. Once the file is successfully downloaded to the temporary folder, it is then submitted to the channel. If the connection is lost during the download, the download is resumed (started from the point where it stopped after the timestamp is checked to ensure a match) and completed.

Important It is recommended that you do not configure two or more jobs that send files to the same temporary folder. Doing so risks that files with the same name might be overwritten.

Direct to BizTalk Channel (no temporary folder)
If no temporary folder is used, the files are written directly to the BizTalk channel. This scenario would be appropriate for companies with dedicated connections to their trading partners.

To view this topic in the BizTalk Adapter for FTP online help:
  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for FTP, and the click Online Help.
  2. In the Help file, expand Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for FTP.
  3. Expand User's Guide.
  4. Expand Configuration.
  5. Expand Application Integration Component.
  6. Click BizTalk Send FTP Properties. The "Temporary Folders" section appears on this page.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/6/2003
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