What's new in Version 7.0.1?

Learn about the main new functions in WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition Version 7.0.1.

Apache Ant extensions
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition now includes a number of extensions for Apache Ant that allow you to carry out certain tasks. Start with Using Apache Ant to read about how to use Apache Ant.

The fteant command runs an Apache Ant script in the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Ant environment, which removes the need to include the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Ant extensions in any Ant scripts that might need them. For more information about to use this command, see: fteant command.

Database logger
When WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition transfers files, it publishes information about its actions to a topic on the coordination queue manager. The database logger is a new optional component of WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition that you can use to copy this information into a database for analysis and auditing purposes. The database logger is a stand-alone Java™ application that is installed on a machine that hosts the coordination queue manager and the database. You must firstly install and configure your WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition coordination queue manager before you install the database logger. Start the following topics for more information: Installing the IBM® WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server and After you have installed WebSphere MQ File Transfer on distributed platforms

For information about how to install and configure the database logger, start with the information at: Using the database logger

Resource monitoring
You can now monitor a resource (for example, the contents of a directory) using WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition. When a trigger condition is successfully met in this monitored resource, a task is started, like a file transfer. Start with Resource monitoring for further information.
For example, you can use a resource monitor in the following way: an external application puts one or more files in a known directory and when processing is complete, the external application places a trigger file in a directory monitored by WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition. The trigger file is then detected and a defined file transfer starts, which copies the files from the known directory to a destination agent.

The fteCreateMonitor command creates and starts a resource monitor. You can also create resource monitors using the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition plug-in for WebSphere MQ Explorer.

The fteDeleteMonitor command deletes and stops an existing resource monitor.

The fteListMonitors command lists existing resource monitors

Unattended installation
You can now install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition in an unattended or silent mode. Unattended mode means the installer runs without any user interaction and installation is completed according to a predefined set of options contained in a response file.

For information about how to run an unattended installation, start with the information at: Installing in unattended (silent) mode.

Support for generation data groups
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition now supports generation data groups (GDGs) for source and destination data sets on the z/OS® platform. Both absolute and relative GDG names are supported. For more information, see the information at: Transferring generation data groups (GDGs)
z/OS tape support
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition now supports tape data sets.

When you transfer a file or data set to tape, any existing data set that is already on the tape is replaced. The attributes for the new data set are set from attributes passed in the transfer definition. If no attributes are specified, attributes are set to the same as the source data set or to the default values when the source is a file. The attributes of an existing tape data set are ignored.


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