Uploading a payload to the Global Mailbox with SFTP

Use the PUT command in the SFTP Server adapter to create new messages in a Global Mailbox.

Before you begin

Complete the procedure Accessing Global Mailbox by using SFTP.

About this task

Data that is uploaded from an SFTP client creates a new storage payload. When an upload begins, a new message is created in the Global Mailbox, referencing the new storage payload by the unique storage ID. When you send a payload to a Global Mailbox, the payload is replicated to other data centers. Replication can be immediate or delayed depending on the replication configuration. Users with appropriate permissions to the mailbox can retrieve and view the replicated payload (message) by using the SFTP server adapter instance. When the replicated payload is retrieved from one of the data centers, the extraction count is updated.

To upload a payload to the Global Mailbox by using SFTP:

Procedure

  1. Initiate® an SFTP session as a Sterling B2B Integrator user.
    The user must have a Global Mailbox virtual root and permission to write to the Global Mailbox. The SFTP session begins at the virtual root of the user that logs in.
  2. To go to the directory where you want to upload a file, type CD/[your_upload_directory]
  3. To upload the file, type PUT/[your_upload_file_name]
    When an upload begins, a new message is created in the Global Mailbox , referencing the new storage payload by the unique storage ID. When the upload is complete, the message is appended with the status.