A Default Configuration

Before you start Sterling Connect:Direct® File Agent in a production environment, you must create and validate the default configuration. The file defines the Sterling Connect:Direct server that Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent communicates with; the directory, or directories, that Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent monitors; and how a file added to a watched directory or a detected system event is processed.

Running Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent from the command line is practical only for testing and troubleshooting configurations, or for special processing other than that defined by the default configuration file, Default_Config.ser.

After you validate the default configuration, complete the procedures in Creating a New Configuration File to modify the default configuration as required for your enterprise, add a new configuration file, edit or delete existing configuration files, and, if necessary, define site-specific configuration files for mass distribution. Each time you modify a configuration, validate the changes before using Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent with that configuration in a production environment.

The default configuration file includes no Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent variables or rules. After you verify the default configuration, refer to Creating a New Configuration File to create a flexible configuration with rules.