UDMG File Transfer 1.1

UDMG File Transfer 1.1

 

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Overview

UDMG (Universal Data Mover Gateway) is a business-to-business MFT (Managed File Transfer) Solution. It provides the capabilities to securely manage File transfers with external business partners (i.e. Customers or Suppliers), and between any endpoint in today’s Hybrid-IT infrastructure, on-premises, or in the cloud (public and or private).

This Universal Extension provides the capability to perform file transfer where UDMG is the client and upload or download files to remote partners.

Version Information

Template Name

Extension Name

Extension Version

UDMG File Transfer

ue-mft-transfer

1.1.0

Refer to Changelog for version history information.

Software Requirements

This integration requires a Universal Agent and a Python runtime to execute the Universal Task.

Software Requirements for Universal Template and Universal Task

Requires Python 3.7.0 or higher. Tested with the Universal Agent bundled Python distribution.

Software Requirements for Universal Agent

Both Windows and Linux agents are supported.

  • Universal Agent for Windows x64 Version 7.3.0.0 and later with python options installed.

  • Universal Agent for Linux Version 7.3.0.0 and later with python options installed.

Software Requirements for Universal Controller

Universal Controller Version 7.3.0.0 and later.

Network and Connectivity Requirements

Universal Agent requires connectivity towards the UDMG server REST API.

Key Features

This Universal Extension provides the following key features:

  • Actions

    • Trigger a File Transfer on UDMG to download a file from a remote partner.

    • Trigger a File Transfer on UDMG to upload a file to a remote partner.

  • File Transfer Control

    • Capability to pause a partial transfer.

    • Capability to resume a paused transfer.

    • Capability to cancel a transfer (from planned, running, paused, or error status).

    • Capability to retry a failed transfer.

    • Task is synchronous with the UDMG transfer and terminates when the transfer is completed (either with success or error)

  • Input/Output

    • Capability for the UAC task author, to retrieve the list of partners from UDMG for a given protocol.

    • Capability for the UAC task author, to retrieve the list of transfer rules from UDMG for a given partner.

    • Monitor of the transfer with periodic polling from UDMG and display to output-only fields and extension output.

  • Other

    • Support for SFTP, HTTPS, PeSIT, and PeSIT-TLS file transfer protocol

Import Universal Template

To use the Universal Template, you first must perform the following steps.

  1. This Universal Task requires the Resolvable Credentials feature. Check that the Resolvable Credentials Permitted system property has been set to true.

  2. To import the Universal Template into your Controller, follow the instructions here.

  3. When the files have been imported successfully, refresh the Universal Templates list; the Universal Template will appear on the list.

Configure Universal Task

For a new Universal Task, create a new task, and enter the required input fields.

Input Fields

The input fields for this Universal Extension are described below.

Field

Input type

Default value

Type

Description

Action

Required

PUT

Choice

Action performed upon the task execution.
Available actions:

  • PUT

  • GET

Protocol

Required

SFTP

Choice

The transfer protocol.
Available values:

  • SFTP

  • HTTP

  • HTTPS

  • PeSIT

  • PeSIT-TLS

Note

The protocol serves as a filter for the Partner list. The actual protocol for the file transfer is the one that is configured on UDMG for the selected Partner

MFT Server

Required

-

Text

UDMG Server URL.
For example: http://localhost:8080/api

MFT Credentials

Required

-

Credentials

UDMG Server Credentials. The Credentials definition should be as follows.

  • User Name as "Runtime User".

  • User Password as "Runtime Password".

The user must have read permissions for rules and partners, read/write permission for transfers

Source File

Required

-

Text

The name of file,

  • local file for PUT

  • remote file for GET

Target File

Introduced in version 1.1.0

Optional

-

Text

The name of file on the target system after the transfer,

  • remote file for PUT

  • local file for GET

Partner

Required

-

Dynamic Choice

Dynamically fetched list of partner names.
The list is restricted to the partners that support the selected Protocol. The user can select the required partner name from a drop-down list.

Rule

Required

-

Dynamic Choice

Dynamically fetched list of transfer rules.
The list is restricted to the rules that are assigned to the selected Partner. The user can select the required rule from a drop-down list.

Partner Account

Required

-

Text

The name of the account to use for the connection to the selected Partner.
The account credentials are configured on UDMG.

Advanced

Optional

False

Boolean

By checking this field, more fields are available for advanced configuration.

Polling Interval

Optional

5

Integer

The amount of time (in seconds) the task will wait before polling to check the transfer status.
Valid values from 0.

Task Examples

PUT a file to HTTPS partner

Example for sending a file to a HTTPS server.

 

The configuration on UDMG for the partner:

GET a file from an SFTP server

Example for downloading a file from an SFTP server.

The configuration on UDMG for the partner:

Task Execution

Dynamic Commands

Command Name

Allowed Task Instance Status

Description

Pause

RUNNING

Issue the pause command on the UDMG transfer

Resume

RUNNING

Issue the resume command on the UDMG transfer

Cancelation

When the task instance is canceled on the Controller, a cancel command is issued on the UDMG transfer to attempt a graceful termination.

Task Output

Output Only Fields

The output fields for this Universal Extension are described below.

Field

Type

Description

Transfer ID

Text

The unique identifier of the transfer on UDMG

Transfer Status

Text

The current status of the transfer
One of PLANNED, RUNNING, PAUSED, INTERRUPTED, DONE, CANCELLLED or ERROR

Used for Task instance Extension Status.

Transfer Start Time

Text

The date and time the transfer has started

Transfer End Time

Text

The date and time the transfer has ended

Transfer Step

Text

The current processing step of the transfer
One of NONE, PRE TASKS, DATA, POST TASKS, ERROR TASKS or FINALIZATION

Transfer Progress

Integer

The progress (in bytes) of the data transfer

Error Code

Text

The error code of the transfer (if an error occurred)

Error Message

Text

The error message (if an error occurred)

Transfer Task Number

Text

The number of the task in the processing step. Especially for the steps 'PRE TASKS', 'POST TASKS', and 'ERROR TASKS'

Local File

Text

Local file path

Remote File

Text

Remote file path

Transfer UUID

Introduced in version 1.1.0

Text

The UUID of the transfer on UDMG

These field are also available as task instance variables, with ops_mft_ prefix:

Exit Codes

The exit codes for this Universal Extension are described below.

Exit Code

Status Classification Code

Status Classification Description

Status Description

0

SUCCESS

Successful Execution

SUCCESS

1

FAIL

Failed Execution

FAIL: < Error Description >

2

AUTHENTICATION_ERROR

Bad credentials

AUTHENTICATION_ERROR: Account cannot be authenticated.

3

AUTHORIZATION_ERROR

Insufficient Permissions

AUTHORIZATION_ERROR: Account is not authorized to perform the requested action.

10

CONNECTION_ERROR

Bad connection data or connection timed out

CONNECTION_ERROR: < Error Description >

11

CONNECTION_ERROR

Extension specific connection error

CONNECTION_ERROR: 404 page not found

20

DATA_VALIDATION_ERROR

Input fields Validation Error

DATA_VALIDATION_ERROR: 400 bad request:

21

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeUnknown

22

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeInternal

23

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeUnimplemented

24

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeConnection

25

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeConnectionReset

26

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeUnknownRemote

27

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeExceededLimit

28

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeBadAuthentication

29

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeDataTransfer

30

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeIntegrity

31

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeFinalization

32

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeExternalOperation

33

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeWarning

34

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeStopped

35

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeCanceled

36

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeFileNotFound

37

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeForbidden

38

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeBadSize

39

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR

Transfer Execution Error

TRANSFER_STATUS_ERROR: Transfer failed with error code: TeShuttingDown