Configuring the transfer setup options

Start a Rocket TE iSeries Display session.
From the Rocket TE menu bar, click Transfer → Send/Receive.
From the Host File Transfer menu bar, click Transfer → Transfer Setup.
In the Connection tab, set the following options:
Transfers can be configured for the host that you are currently connect to or you can select a different host.

Host Address

Type the IP address of the host that you want to send or receive files. The format can be IPv4, IPv6, or DNS name. It can be the same host that started this session or it can be a different host.
Note: If you leave the Host Address field blank, Rocket TE Host File Transfer automatically uses the current host connection.

Language (CCSID)

Sets your coded character set identifier. This setting is also sometimes referred to as a code page setting. Each language has its own CCSID.

Username

This field is optional. If you do not type a user name, you are prompted when you begin the transfer.

Password

This field is optional. If you do not type a password, you are prompted when you begin the transfer.

Use Windows Credentials

Select this check box if the host credentials are the same as your Windows credentials.
1. Click Security.
2. In the Security tab, set the following options:
  SSL Version
  
  Select the necessary encryption option: SSL v3, TLS v1, TLS v1.1, or TLS v1.2.
  
  Invalid Certificates
  Configure how invalid certificates are handled. The available options are:
  
  Always Reject
  
  Ask before Accepting
  
  Always Accept
  
  Preferred Cypher Suite: You can select a specific Cypher Suite or let Rocket TE and the host negotiate the highest level of encryption that both Rocket TE and the host system have in common.
3. Click the Certificate tab and set the following options:
  Note: Certificates are optional. You do not need to use a certificate in order to encrypt your data. Certificates are used when it is important or required to prove the identity of the client.
  Client Certificate
  No Client Certificate: Turns off the client certificate feature.
  
  Client Certificate in Disk File: If your client certificate is stored on a disk drive, click Browse to select the file and View to view the certificate. Click the second Browse button to open your Private Key file.
  
  Client Certificate in Certificate Store: If your client certificate is stored in the Windows Certificate Store, click Browse to open the file and View to view the certificate.
  
  Client Certificate on Smart Card: This feature is not currently implemented.
  Root Certificates
  
  Select the necessary type of root certificate: Use OpenSSL Root Certificates or Use Windows Root Certificates.
4. Click OK to close the Security window.
Click the Transfer tab and set the following options:
Transfer Method
Select the file transfer method:
- ASCII
- Basic Sequential
- BIFF8
- CSV
- DIF
- DOS Random
- No Conversion
- Tab Delimited
Output to
Select the place where to transfer the data.
- Display: Displays the data in the Query Results window.
- File
- Spreadsheet: Saves the data to a .DIF file.
Show Transfer Status Window

Sets the Transfer Status Window on or off when you are downloading a file from the host. When this check box is cleared, transfers take less time because the host does not have to count the number of selected records before transferring them.
If you want to configure the data format options, click Fields.
Refer to Configuring the data format options for more information.
Click the Local tab and set the following options:
If File Exists
Select how existing files are treated:
- Abort
- Append
- Overwrite
- Prompt before Overwrite: Select this check box if you do not want the file to be accidentally overwritten.
Save Description File

If selected, the description file that is downloaded from the host is saved locally on your machine with the same name as the file that you are receiving.

Delete Trailing Spaces (ASCII Only)

If selected, any trailing spaces that were used to "pad" the file that you are receiving, are deleted.
Click the Host tab and set the following options:
File Creation
Select how you want existing files on the host to be treated. The available options are:
- Create File and Member
- Create Member
- Replace Member
- Append to Member
Prompt before Replace

Select this check box if you do not want the file to be accidentally overwritten. This option is available only when Replace Member is selected.

Use Description File

Select this check box if you want to use a description file. If selected, a file extension must be entered in this field. For example, *.FDF.

Note: The remaining options are only available when Create File and Member is selected from the File Creation menu.

File Type
Select the type of file to create on the Host.
- Data: Creates a physical data file and member.
- Source: Creates a physical source file and member.
Authority
Select the permissions for the host file.
- All
- None
- Read
- Read/Write
File Text

Type a description of the host file.

Member Text

Type a description of the new member that is being created.

Record Length

Set the record length, in bytes. The default is 92 bytes.

Reference File

Assign a reference file to the file that you are sending to the host. The new file is created by using the field names in the description file and the definitions of the fields in the reference file.
Click the SQL tab.
SQL queries are used when downloading one or more files to your PC. An SQL query allows you to select specific records, how they are sorted, and how they are grouped. Click Options to connect to the server to retrieve the field information for each file selected. You can type the SQL query directly into the field or click Options to use the SQL Query Options window to create SQL queries.

Refer to Building SQL queries for more information.
Click OK.