Working with Manage File transfer (MFT) in SOA 12c

In the previous exercise we tried to install the MFT .

In this exercise we will try to create an end to end sample in MFT and will understand how it can be used to transfer file from one location to other.

Verify whether the MFT server is up or running



Since MFT server is running on 7004 port try to open the MFT console with following URL

http://localhost:7004/mftconsole

You will get a screen like this.



Now once we have got this screen we will start creating our first sample process in MFT to trasfer file from one location to another.

Switch to the Design tab of the MFT




Oracle MFT is an additonal product that gets installed on top of soa server. It helps to gain control over the exchanges of data between two different system and it also resolves the problem caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of FTP Servers.

To get a working sample for MFT ,First of all create two folder structure one for source and other for target in your local machine.



Go to DEsing page of MFT

Click on Sources and then click on the +sign as shown to create a new source.

Give it a logical name and provide type as file

In the folder location specify the location which you have created for the source



Once a source is created you can acutally see the details for the Source.

there are some additional parameters that you can add for the sources like polling frequency, minimum file , action and additional parameters.




In a similar way create a target and point it to the target directory



In a similar way target side also allows you specify some additional parameters for the targets



Now create a transfer from local source to local target



Now in the transfer page

Select your Localsource as the source system

and select your LocalTarget as the target system.

Once the source and target is selected Deploy the agreement as shown





Once it is deployed successfully to start an instance copy a file in the source folder




Now go to the monitoring tab and click on the Transfer instance you can see one of the record has been processed successfully.

You can also validate in the target folder if the file is copied.




This wasn't a great exmaple for MFT as a lot more can be achieved but just to show the functionality i have used this sample as i always believe in first creating a simple scenario before going ahead with a complex one.