Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide

Jobs and Job Groups

Defining Jobs Interface

When you select the Add FTP Job option, you will find that the FTP Job Definition dialog differs from the standard Job 
Definition dialog in two ways:

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Instead of a Program tab, there is an FTP tab

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Some of the fields on the Run tab are different to accommodate FTP requirements

These two tabs with their differences are described below. The other tab and fields in the FTP Job Definition dialog are 
the same as the normal Job Definition dialog. For information on the other tabs and fields refer to the section on 

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FTP Tab

The FTP tab contains the following fields:

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Protocol – Select one of the following FTP protocols to use in this job:

FTP – The job will use the normal FTP protocol. No file encryption is used with this option.

FTPS – The job will use FTPS or FTP Secure and FTP-SSL.

SFTP – The job will use SFTP or Secure File Transfer Protocol. The file is encrypted when transferred between 
hosts using SSH2. SFTP can only use the binary format so the ASCII format is unavailable if this option is 
selected. The FTP Quote feature that assigns file formatting to a file being transferred between a mainframe and 
non-mainframe platform is unavailable with SFTP.

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FTP Operation – Define what the FTP job will do by selecting an option from the FTP Operation drop-down list. 
Select from the following options:

PUT File – Copies the designated file from the agent to the FTP server.

GET File – Copies the designated file from the FTP server to the agent.

MPUT File – Copies multiple files using wildcards from the agent to the FTP server. (For more information on 
wildcards, refer to 

.)

MGET File – Copies multiple files using wildcards from the FTP server to the agent. (For more information on 
wildcards, refer to 

.)

RENAME File – Changes the name of the file on the FTP server.

DELETE File – Removes the designated file from the FTP server.

MDELETE File – Deletes files on remote computers.

LIST Directory – Lists the files within a designated directory on the FTP server.

MAKE Directory – Creates a designated directory on the FTP server.

DELETE Directory – Deletes a designated directory on the FTP server.

The remaining fields on the FTP tab vary according to which FTP Operation option was selected.

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Format – There are two file formats available to use with FTP

ASCII – This format maintains the line returns within a file but loses most other formatting. This format option is 
not available if the SFTP protocol option is selected.

Binary – This format saves formatting within the file.

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Filename – Type the name of the file for the FTP operation.