The FT administrator can determine the partners with which file transfer and file management are possible and what security settings apply to which partners. The FT administrator is responsible for maintaining the partner list, i.e. he or she can
Enter partners in the partner list
When doing this, the FT administrator can assign the partner individual properties such as, for example:
Security level
Mandatory requirement for authentication
Priority level
Enabling/disabling of the trace for this partner
Permit/prohibit parallel processing of requests involving this partner
Switching on/off the restart function (recovery) for outbound requests
Status settings such as, for example, automatic deactivation of multiple failed connection attempts
Modify the properties of partners in the partner list if necessary
Delete partners from the partner list
Allow or lock dynamic partners
In this way, the FT administrator can, for example, prevent unknown partners from the Internet from accessing the local system via openFT.
Export the partner list
The FT administrator can use a command to output the entries in the partner list and export them to a file, for example in order to back up the entries or use them in other systems. In this command, it is possible to specify the platform for which the commands are generated, i.e. it is possible to export a BS2000 to Unix or Windows, for example. When the export is performed, the entries are converted into the corresponding commands which then simply have to be imported into the required system.
For further details on the partner list and partner types, see chapter “Partner concept”.