Delivering a Burst via FTP or a Shared Drive
This feature enables users to post content to FTP and Shared Drives.
Version 5.2.1 allows to set up and manage Bursts via FTP and/or a Shared Drive in addition to, or instead of, sending them via email.
PREREQUISITES:
- Users must have "Create FTP Connections " Privilege to be able to create and edit FTP connections.
- Shared Drive can be created by the Admin only.
Create and Send Burst via FTP/Shared Drive
Once an FTP connection/Shared Drive is added, it becomes available for Bursting and will be displayed in the FTP/Drive Location dropdown of the Burst Editor
- Name and define content of your new Burst
- Choose a Schedule
- Select the FTP server Location/Shared Drive
- Select Filetype
- Save and Enable your Burst
- Click [Send now]
To learn more about how to set up and manage Bursts, check Report Bursting
Content > FTP Connections Editor
When you need to set up a new FTP connection, access FTP Connections Editor
- Click [+Add FTP Connection]
- Choose the Host Server location. As a rule, this is < companyname> .metricinsights.com
- Enter the Port number. Default 21 for FTP or 22 for SFTP
- Type in User credentials (Username and Password)
- Specify the Directory to which your content will be pushed
Users can register one or more FTP Servers within Metric Insights and specify access credentials for each server.
Admin > Utilities > Shared Drive Editor
- From the Admin dropdown, access Shared Drive Editor
- Select Shared Drives
- Click [+New Shared Drive]
- Specify the Name of the Shared Drive and Path to the Shared Drive folder to which the content will be distributed
- Save
Only admins can create Shared Directories. Users can only burst to shared directories to which they have access.
If any failures occur when Bursting to FTP, a “File Upload Errors” email will be sent to the Burst Creator.
Notification of Burst failures to Shared Drive will be implemented soon.
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