Uploading Files to CMOD

In order for Content Manager OnDemand to ingest data, it needs access to the files that it's tasked with archiving. In a general sense, any method by which you can transfer a file into a directory on the CMOD server is all that OnDemand needs in order to begin loading a file.

File Transfer Methods

JES Spool

Mainframes have what is called a "JES Spool" which is a facility used for sending reports to printers. Content Manager OnDemand includes a utility called 'arsjesd' that accepts connections across the network to receive the mainframe output, and writes it to a file. Almost every CMOD server that archives line data reports from a mainframe uses 'arsjesd' because of it's ease of implementation.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol - See the Glossary.

Connect-Direct (formerly 'Network Data Mover', or 'NDM')

A proprietary reliable file transfer tool, formerly owned by Sterling Software. Connect:Direct features restartable transfers, integrity checking (via checksum/hashing), and pre- and post-processing scripts, as well as reporting. See the Connect:Direct page on Wikipedia.

MQ-FTE (MQ Series File Transfer Edition)

A proprietary file transfer service that integrates with IBM's Websphere MQ (formerly IBM MQ-Series) product to add scheduling and management of file transfers across the enterprise.

SFTP

A secure variant of FTP or File Transfer Protocol -- features strong authentication and encryption to ensure that only authorized users or processes can transfer files, that they maintain their integrity, and that their contents are kept secure from eavesdropping.