Summary

The Transfer options fields allow you to send a report to any server over the Internet.

Important: Your PayGlobal consultant sets up these fields in consultation with your IT personnel.

You should complete all fields on this tab page before you run the report, but you must complete the following fields:

• Server
• Port
• FTP Timeout

If you do not complete these mandatory fields, then the following message appears when you try to run the report:

"Transferring a file requires that a FTP Server / Port / FTP Timeout be entered."

Note: Any proxy settings specified in Company Settings will be used in conjunction with the following FTP settings.

Fields

Transfer file:

If you want to send the report to a FTP server, then click the Transfer file checkbox to activate these tab fields.

Format:

Select a report format (see Report Format Options). The default format is "ArchiveFile", which is the PayGlobal Internet format. The recipient can view "ArchiveFile" reports in the PayGlobal Report Viewer.

Notes:
You should not use the "ExcelFile" option due to formatting problems with this type of transfer.

Designer reports have "CSV2File" option. If Format = "CSV2File", then the resultant file will not contain additional quotation marks around strings that include spaces. However, strings or numeric values that include commas are enclosed in quotes for Format = "CSVFile" and "CSV2File".

Filename:

Type a relevant name for the report. The default name is based on the report code, such as PGPRCOST001.

Field containing filename override:

This field is displayed only when you access this form from the Report Splitting tab in Reports - Edit Report Settings. You can select only fields that are in the entity selected on the Report Splitting tab.

Use compression:

If you click this checkbox, then PayGlobal will generate the report as a zip file.

Password:

Enabled when the Use compression checkbox is ticked. Specify a password that the recipient must use to export the zipped report file.

Create PayGlobal Print Queue File:

If you click this checkbox, then PayGlobal will create a text file containing the FTP settings that is used by the PayGlobal Print Queue application.

Load Defaults button:

Click the Load Defaults button to copy the required FTP information from the default FTP Settings section in Company Settings.

Protocol:

Choose which transfer protocol your FTP server supports.

• FTPS - Implicit
• FTPS - Explicit
• SFTP

  Note: It is strongly recommended that you use Secure FTP (SFTP) for file transfers where available.

Server:

Destination server details.

Port:

FTP port number on the destination server. This will default to the standard port based on the 'Protocol' selected above.

FTP Mode:

Select either Active or Passive, depending on what your FTP server allows. Generally, it is advisable to use Passive where available.

This field will be disabled if the protocol selected is 'SFTP'.

Important: If you use a Proxy Server, Passive mode will be enforced regardless of what is selected in this field.

Timeout:

Number of seconds that PayGlobal should continue trying to connect to the destination FTP site.

Username:

Valid username to connect to the destination FTP site.

Password:

Valid password to be used with the username.

Directory:

The sub directory where the files will be transferred to.

See also

Reports

Reports - Edit Destination/Format

Reports - Edit Report Settings