Configuring a URL as the Input Source or Output Destination

When you are configuring an input file parameter, you can select a URL as the source from which the input file is read before the component executes. Similarly, when you are configuring an output file parameter, you can select a URL as the destination to which the output file is written after the component executes.

  1. From the File Parameter Wizard or Files tab, select URL as the input file parameter source or the output file parameter destination.

    Note: An output file parameter that is saved in a fixed location is not safe for parallel execution because multiple instances of the component overwrite each other’s data.

  2. In the URL text box, enter the URL from which you want this file parameter to get its data or store its data.

    This URL can be either an “http” or “https” URL. Only protocol X109 is supported for secure URLs.

    Note: When a URL is used as the destination for an output file parameter, Isight uses an HTTP PUT message to send the file to the Web server. Most Web servers do not support PUT requests, and those that do (sometimes called WebDAV) usually require authentication.

  3. If you are connecting to a secure URL (one that uses “https”), enter a user name and password that can access the URL in the corresponding text boxes.

  4. In the Timeout after text box, enter the amount of time the system should wait for the server to respond.

    You can enter “0” to wait until the underlying protocol times out. Isight retrieves the URL contents before the component runs.

    In addition, you can use variable substitutions such as {var x} in the URL to alter the URL at run time. For more information, see About Variable Substitutions.