AS4 Host: General Tab
The host General tab for an AS4 Host contains the fields described in detail below. The default values of these fields vary depending on whether the host is generic or pre-configured. For pre-configured hosts, these typically remain unchanged unless you need to either connect through a forward proxy or change the Default Directories.
- Server Address
- Either a fully qualified name (recommended) or an IP address.
- Port
- The port on the server where your trading partner will receive your messages.
- Connection Type
- The kind of connection you want to use for this host.
- Forward Proxy
- The address of the forward proxy you want to use for this host.
- Default Directories
- Modify the default directories, if necessary. You can use macro variables from the
drop-down lists. See Using Macro Variables for a list
of the applicable macros (Default Host Directory context) and example usage. For Cleo VLTrader and Cleo Harmony, see URI File System interface overview for information about how you can use a
Cleo-provided or custom URI for the Inbox and Outbox. See Specifying default host directories for information about setting up
system-level directories and custom directory macro variables.Note: If the host is has an external association, the default directories might be managed outside of VersaLexCleo HarmonyCleo VLTraderCleo LexiCom and not shown here.
- Inbox
- Default directory for incoming files. Enter a value directly or click … to navigate to and select a directory.
- Outbox
- Default directory for outgoing files. Enter a value directly or click … to navigate to and select a directory.
- Sentbox
- If specified, default directory for retaining sent files. Files are a copy of the original source file; any file manipulations performed as part of the send are not reflected in the sentbox copies. Enter a value directly or click … to navigate to and select a directory.
- Receivedbox
- If specified, default directory for retaining received files. Files are a copy of the final destination file; any file manipulations performed as part of the receive are reflected in the receivedbox copies. Enter a value directly or click … to navigate to and select a directory.