This topic describes the File Transfer window in IBM® Director.
Menubar
- Actions >
- Source File System
- Provides the actions that you can perform on a source file system.
- Refresh All
- Updates all drives, directories, and files in the Source File System pane.
- Refresh Selected
- Updates the selected drive, directory, or file.
- Open
- Opens the selected file or expands the selected directory in the Source
pane. If the file is a simple text file, you can edit the file and save your
changes.
- Create Directory
- Creates a subdirectory in the selected directory.
- Delete
- Deletes the selected file or directory.
- Rename
- Displays a dialog that enables you to rename the selected file or directory.
- Properties
- Displays a pop-up with information about the latest currently selected
file or directory.
- Transfer File(s) to Target
- Transfers (copies) the file or directory selected in the Source pane to
the directory selected in the Target pane.
- Synchronize from Target
- Synchronizes the file, directory, or drive selected in the Source pane
with the file, directory, or drive selected in the Target pane.
- Target File System
- Provides the actions that you can perform on a target file system.
- Refresh All
- Updates all drives, directories, and files in the Target File System pane.
- Refresh Selected
- Updates the selected drive, directory, or file.
- Open
- Opens the selected file or expands the selected directory in the Target
File System pane. If the file is a simple text file, you can edit the file
and save your changes.
- Create Directory
- Creates a subdirectory in the selected directory.
- Delete
- Deletes the selected file or directory.
- Rename
- Displays a window that enables you to rename the selected file or directory.
- Properties
- Displays a pop-up with information about the latest currently selected
file or directory.
- Transfer File(s) to Source
- Transfers (copies) the file or directory selected in the Target File System
pane to the directory selected in the Source File System pane.
- Synchronize from Source
- Synchronizes the file, directory, or drive selected in the Target File
System pane from the file, directory, or drive selected in the Source File
System pane.
- View >
- List
- Displays the selected file system in a hierarchical format without including
the detailed file information. This is the default view.
- Details
- Displays file information for the selected file system.
- Horizontal
- Arranges the Source and Target panes side by side.
- Vertical
- Arranges the Source and Target panes in a vertical fashion (default).
- Off
- Turns compression off on file transfers.
- Default
- Transfers files using a low file compression.
- High
- Transfers files using a high file compression.
- Fast
- Transfers files using a fast file compression.
Fields
- Source File System
- Right-click on file or directory to display a context menu of actions
allowed on the selected object.
註: If the network drives
on the IBM Director
Server or system are mapped using a different user name or password than the
user name and password specified for the IBM Director service
during installation (that is, the user name and password of the IBM Director support
service), the network drives will be unavailable due to access limitations.
- IBM Director
Server
- Displays the file system of the IBM Director Server.
- Local
- Displays the file system of the local system.
- Target File System
- Right-click on file or directory to display a context menu of actions
allowed on the selected object.
註: If the network drives
on the IBM Director
Server or system are mapped using a different user name or password than the
user name and password specified for the IBM Director service
during installation (that is, the user name and password of the IBM Director support
service), the network drives will be unavailable due to access limitations.
- IBM Director Server
- Displays the file system of the IBM Director Server.
- Local
- Displays the file system of the local system
- Other
- Displays the Choose Target dialog, which lists all systems that support
the File Transfer task. You can use this window to select up to six systems
to add to the pull-down list containing Local and IBM Director Server.