FTP Connectors

Edifact, IDoc and CSV files over FTP server at Tradecloud side

Tradecloud provides several FTP based connectors:

• CVS FTP Connector

• Edifact FTP Connector

FTP Configuration

Host

Environment	Host
Acceptance test	ftp.accp.tradecloud1.com
Production	ftp.tradecloud1.com

Protocol

Protocol	Description	Supported	Port
SFTP	SSH File Transfer Protocol	Yes	22
FTPS	Explicit FTP over TLS	No
FTP	w/o encryption	No

Username / password

The customer FTP username and password will be set by Tradecloud support.

FTP Folders

There is one FTP folder structure per customer:

/order
/order_change
/order_response 
/despatch_advice
/receipt_advice
/archive/order
        /order_change
        /order_response 
        /despatch_advice
        /receipt_advice

FTP Flows

Uploading a file to Tradecloud

Both parties must use 0664 permission when uploading files. Setting the correct permissions is the responsibility of the client as outlined in the standard.

Party	Step	Description
Tradecloud	Periodic polling	Periodically poll the folder for a new file
Customer	1. Export file	Customer exports a new file
Customer	2. Upload file	Customer uploads a new file
Tradecloud	3. Download file	Tradecloud downloads a new file
Tradecloud	4. Import file	Tradecloud imports the file
Tradecloud	5. Archive file	When successfully imported, move the file to the archive folder

Downloading a file from Tradecloud

Party	Step	Description
Customer	Periodic polling	Periodically poll the folder for a new file
Tradecloud	1. Export file	Tradecloud exports a new file
Tradecloud	2. Upload file	Tradecloud uploads a new file
Customer	3. Download file	Customer downloads a new file
Customer	4. Process file	Customers ERP system imports the file
Customer	5. Archive file	When successfully imported, move the file to the archive folder