Transfer Group Information
This topic explains how to group and register the transfer destination hosts.
If you add Transfer definitions on the Transfer Information screen in HULFT-HUB Manager, HULFT-HUB automatically sets the Transfer Group Information.
You can view and modify this information on the following screens:
- Register Transfer Group Information/Modify Transfer Group Information Record screen
- Collecting and Distributing System Management Information screen
You can also import and export this information on the following screen:
- Collecting and Distributing System Management Information screen
| [Note] | For versions lower than HULFT-HUB Server Ver.3.9, if the client is HULFT Ver.8.4 or higher and the Forced Strong Key Mode is set to 'Enabled' in the System Environment Settings, connection with the client is not supported. Therefore, it is not possible to view, update, or newly register the management information for that client. |
List of Fields
1. Transfer Group Information
<Table> List of Fields for Transfer Group Information
| No. | Field Name | Default Value | Setting Value | Specification | Remarks | Update | Distribute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Transfer Group ID | Alphanumeric characters and "_" *1 | Mandatory | Within 50 bytes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| A2 | Host Name | Alphanumeric characters and specific symbols *2 | Mandatory | Within 68 bytes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| A3 | Comment | Alphanumeric characters | Optional | Within 60 bytes | ✓ | ✓ |
| *1: | If the Controlling Server is HULFT-HUB Server that is lower than Ver.3.10, you cannot use "_". |
| *2: | The only symbols allowed are '-' (hyphen) and '.' (period). However, whenever you register a definition of transfer via HULFT-HUB Server, host names that use an '_' (underscore) are automatically created in order to identify the hosts. For details about host names on constituent hosts, refer to HULFT-HUB Manual. |
2. Additional information other than Transfer Group Information
You can view both the Transfer Group Information and the following additional information on each screen where you edit the Transfer Group Information.
<Table> List of Fields for Additional Information other than Transfer Group Information
| No. | Field Name | Default Value | Setting Value | Specification | Remarks | Update | Distribute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Alias | Alphanumeric characters | Optional | Within 256 bytes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| B2 | Batch Distribution ID | Alphanumeric characters | *1 | - | ✓ |
| *1: | You are allowed only to view this field on the screen. |
| [Legend] | |
| Default Value | Value that is set for the field when you create a new management information record on a screen |
| Specification | Whether the specification is mandatory or optional when you update the management information record on a screen |
| Update | Register Transfer Group Information/Modify Transfer Group Information Record screen |
| Distribute | Collecting and Distributing System Management Information screen |
| ✓ | Availability of the field |
Explanation of Each Field
The following describes the fields that are configured in the Transfer Group Information.
1. Transfer Group Information
This field specifies the ID to identify the registered remote hosts for sending or receiving.
This Transfer Group ID is associated with the Transfer Group ID in the Send Management Information and the Transfer Group ID in the Receive Management Information.
When you add a Transfer definition on the Transfer Information screen in HULFT-HUB Manager, HULFT-HUB automatically selects an available ID in the Transfer Group Information on the client.
If there is no ID that can be used, HULFT-HUB automatically creates a new unique ID that starts with 'HB' in the Transfer Group Information on the client.
This field specifies the host name of the communication destination when you send or receive a file.
You cannot register the same name as an existing host name in the same transfer group.
You can specify a maximum of 1000 hosts for a single transfer group.
This field specifies the comment for the transfer group.
2. Additional information other than Transfer Group Information
The additional information is displayed together with the Transfer Group Information on each screen where you edit the Transfer Group Information. You can view and modify this information on screens in HULFT-HUB Manager.
| [Note] | You cannot view this additional information on the Management screen on the client (HULFT) side. |
This field specifies the alias for the transfer group.
It is recommended that a unique name be assigned in the Transfer Group Information so that each transfer group ID that is displayed on screens in HULFT-HUB Manager can be easily identified.
This field shows the Batch Distribution Information ID with which the Transfer Group Information is registered as distribution data (cannot be modified).
Points to be Noted on Operation
1. Operation when multiple hosts are registered
When you register multiple hosts for a Transfer Group ID in the Send Management Information, the operation of HULFT varies depending on whether the request is the Send File or the Send Request.
Send File
HULFT sends the file to all hosts that are registered for the Transfer Group ID (multicasting).
Send Request
HULFT sends the file only to the host that issued the Send Request.
If the host that issued the Send Request is not registered for the Transfer Group ID, an error occurs.