For a file transfer, you can specify
whether any preprocessing or postprocessing is to be done within a request. Preprocessing in the sending system and postprocessing in the receiving system are always possible and can also be combined within a request.
whether any follow-up processing is to be performed after the file transfer. Follow-up processing can be defined for successful and unsuccessful file transfers both for the local and the remote system.
The following diagram clarifies the concept of a file transfer with preprocessing, postprocessing and follow-up processing.
Pre- and postprocessing always take place within the openFT request, and follow-up processing always take place after the request.
In order to prevent system resources from being unnecessarily tied-up (by deadlocks or pending processes, for example) in a continuous processing loop, requests should be provided with a specified abort time if necessary.