Response Route File

Introduction: Phase 6.

The created data can be saved in a newly created file or attached to an existing file.

Note: See also section File Names, File Patterns, Paths, System Constants and Variables.

(1) This checkbox creates backup output files that are assigned to the job and can be viewed in the Control Center on page Overview. This gives you a chance to check which data has been sent. If several Response Routes have this option set, only the content of the last one is available. A name of the output file cannot be specified. The output file is created in the backup directory of the profile and has the name ARC_<job number>_<Response Route number>. If the option Execute Response Routes per record is set, the output files have the name ARC_<job number>_<record number>#<Response Route number>.

(2) You can select an SMB channel here. See also (3) and (4). Note: If possible, always use channels to centrally manage connection parameters. In addition to the increased clarity that also facilitates maintenance. If the connection parameters change, you only have to adjust the data in one place and you do not forget a profile. Important note: The complete UNC path to the file (3) must be specified, since the server specification in the channel only serves for the log in.

(3) Path and file name pattern of the output file. Under Windows, access to external shares is possible using the UNC syntax: //<server name>/<directory name>. Slashes (/) and no backslashes (\) are to be used.

(4) When accessing external shares, you can specify an explicit SMB login or use a channel (2).

(5) If this checkbox is set, no new file will be created for the output data, instead, it will be added to the end of an already existing file. But if the file does not exist yet, it will be created. Attaching to an existing file is not possible in the following cases. In those cases, the setting of the checkbox will be ignored and a new file will always be created.

• Output format XML. An XML file may only have one root node.

• Output format Excel. An Excel file is a file in a binary file format.

• A file containing compressed data is also a file in a binary file format.

(6) If this checkbox is set, Lobster_data will check if the destination directory exists before writing the file. If it does not exist, the Response Route creates an error. This checkbox should be used especially if the destination directory is a mounted directory.

(7) If this checkbox is set, empty files are transferred as well.

Note: See also section Security - Defining Function Restrictions.

Note: If the content to be written to a file is empty, the Response Route is not entered. That is, no output file is generated. This behaviour can be changed by setting the system property -Ddatawizard.removeZeroFile=false. If this property has the value false and the content is empty, the Response Route is entered and a file is created, or the empty content is attached to an existing file.