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Creating and saving transfer lists

Prerequisites

Before you create a transfer list, ensure that the host file transfer configuration is complete. Refer to Configuring the host file transfer for more information.

Procedure

  1. Start and connect to an iSeries Display session.
  2. Click Transfer → Send/Receive.
  3. In the Local Files pane, select a local file to add to the transfer list.
  4. In the center pane, click the Add to List icon.
    The file entry displays in the Transfer List pane.
  5. Repeat steps 3–4 until all of the local files that you want are in the Transfer List pane.
  6. In the Host Files pane, select a host file to add to the transfer list. If no files are displayed in the list, click Refresh.
  7. In the center pane, click the Add to List icon.
    The file entry displays in the Transfer List pane.
  8. Repeat steps 6–7 until all of the host files that you want are in the Transfer List pane.
  9. Set the transfer properties:
    1. In the Transfer List pane, highlight a file entry and click the Properties icon.
    2. In the Transfer Direction menu, select <- Receive or Send ->.
    3. Optional: Click Transfer Setup to change the setup options.
      The Transfer Setup - Entry # window opens. These are the same options that are set in the initial configuration but are applied to this specific transfer file entry only. Refer to Configuring the transfer setup options for more information on these settings.

      Make the necessary changes.

    4. Click OK to save and close the Transfer Setup - Entry # window.
    5. Click OK to save and close the Transfer Properties - Entry # window.
    6. Repeat this process for all of the transfer list file entries.
  10. Save the transfer list using one of the following two options:
    • Click List → Save. This saves the transfer list with the current display session. The next time this session is opened, the transfer list is displayed in the Transfer List pane.
    • Click List → Save As. This saves the transfer list as a .adl file for future use.
Parent topic: Transfer lists