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ADM Repository Reference Guide
3 In the Publisher tab, enter the FTP site to which the data files are published as shown below.
where:
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Target Host: The system hosting the FTP server.
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Target Directory: The directory on the FTP server host to which the files are sent.
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User Name: The name of a user with access to the FTP server.
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Password: The password associated with the user name.
N Ensure that the user name and password are the same, as used to configure the
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synchronization on the external database system as described in "Installing and Configuring the
External Database for Oracle" on page
the External Database for MS SQL" on page 20 for MS SQL Server users.
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Transport Channel: Allows user to choose between FTP and Secured FTP (SFTP) for data upload
from the drop‐down menu.
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Number of Retries: The number of times the synchronization process attempts, in case of failure.
4 Click Test Connection to test the connection to the FTP server based on the publishing credential you
entered. If you have entered invalid credentials or if the FTP server is down, the test times out or fails.
5 Click Create policy. If you have previously defined the policy, click Update.
Running the Synchronization Process at Scheduled Times
To schedule the synchronization process
1 After creating the External Reports Scheme Configuration policy, select the Enable Automatic
Scheduling option at the bottom of the page as shown below.
2 In the Scheduling tab, select one or more days of the week to schedule the start of the synchronization.
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