Property Type

Either Built-In or Repository.

• Built-In: No property
  data stored centrally.

• Repository: Select the
  Repository file where properties are stored. The following
  fields are pre-filled in using fetched data.

Host

Enter the IP address or hostname of the FTP server.

Port

Enter the listening port number of the FTP server.

Username and Password

Enter the user authentication data to access the FTP server.

To enter the password, click the […] button next to the
password field, and then in the pop-up dialog box enter the password between double quotes
and click OK to save the settings.

SFTP Support

Select this check box to connect to the FTP server via an SFTP connection. The following
properties will be available:

FTPS Support

Select this check box to connect to the FTP server via an FTPS connection. The following
properties will be available:

Keystore File: Enter the access path to the keystore file
(password protected file containing several keys and certificates).

Keystore Password: Enter your keystore password.

Security Mode: Select the security mode from the list,
either Implicit or Explicit.

Connection Mode

Select the connect mode from the list, either Passive or
Active.

Encoding

Select an encoding type from the list, or select Custom
and define it manually. This field is compulsory for DB data handling.

Use Socks Proxy

Select this check box if you want to use a proxy. Then, set the
Host, Port, User and
Password proxy fields.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a
Job level as well as at each component level.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error check box is
cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable
functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl +
Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For further information about variables, see
Talend Studio

User Guide.

Usage rule

This component is typically used as a single-component sub-job. It
is used along with other FTP components.

Limitation

Due to license incompatibility, one or more JARs required to use this component are not
provided. You can install the missing JARs for this particular component by clicking the
Install button on the Component tab view. You can also find out and add all missing JARs easily on the
Modules tab in the
Integration
perspective of your
studio. You can find more details about how to install external modules in Talend Help Center (https://help.talend.com).