BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide

FTP support

When scheduling objects, you can configure the objects for output to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. To connect to the FTP server, you must specify a user who has the necessary rights to upload files to the server. If you specify an FTP destination, the system will save an output instance to both the Output File Repository Server and the specified destination.

If the object is a Web Intelligence document or an object package, you cannot specify FTP as a destination. However, for an object package you can configure the individual objects in the object package for output to FTP.

Note:    To use a destination, you must have the destination enabled and configured on the job servers. See "Configuring the destinations for job servers" on page 124.

To set an FTP server as the destination

1. In the Objects management area of the CMC, select an object by clicking its link.
2. Click the Schedule tab, then click the Destination link.

The Destination tab appears.

3. Select FTP from the Destination list.

 

4. If you want, select the Clean up instance after scheduling option.

When that option is selected, the system automatically deletes the report or program instance from the Output File Repository Server to keep the number of instances on the server to a minimum.

5. Select either Use the Job Server's defaults or Set the values to be used at schedule time here.

If you select the first option, BusinessObjects Enterprise will schedule an object using the Job Server's default settings. You can change these settings in the Servers management area. For more information see "Configuring the destinations for job servers" on page 124.

If you select the second option, you can set the FTP and file name properties:

• Host

  Enter the FTP host information.

• Port

  Enter the FTP port number (the default is 21).

• FTP User Name

  Specify a user who has the necessary rights to upload an object to the FTP server.

• FTP Password

  Enter the user's password.

• Account

  Enter the FTP account information, if required.

  Account is part of the standard FTP protocol, but it is rarely implemented. Provide the appropriate account only if your FTP server requires it.

• Destination Directory

  Enter the FTP directory that you want the object to be saved to.

• Default File Name (randomly generated)

  Select this option if you want BusinessObjects Enterprise to generate a random file name.

• Specified File Name

  Select this option if you want to enter a file name—you can also add a variable to the file name. To add a variable, choose a placeholder for a variable property from the list and click Add.

6. Click Update.