FTP Shipping Setup
FTP Delivery is an alternative to the Internet Delivery. Once completed, the order output is uploaded directly to an FTP location of your choice. You can view it in the list of previous orders, however, it is not possible to download it through the Alesco Data interface.
You can create a predefined list of FTP locations that you are planning to ship your orders to, and afterwards, when placing an order, you will be able to select a location from the list instead of entering the location data.
1 On the Options tab, click Account Preferences.
2 On the Account Preferences panel, click FTP Shipping Setup.
3 Click the Add new location link.
4 Select one of the following options, if available:
• FTP
• SFTP
SFTP is a secure form of the regular FTP protocol. When user opens a regular FTP session, the entire transmission is sent in plain text. In contrast to FTP, SFTP all data including passwords is encrypted.
Note that besides regular FTP, only SFTP protocol is supported, which excludes FTPS and any other certificates.
5 In the Add FTP Location section, fill in the following fields with the parameters of your FTP or SFTP location.
| Field Name | Description |
| Description | Location name. |
| Server | FTP or SFTP server name. For example, ftp.yoursite.com. |
| Port | FTP or SFTP server port. Usually 21 for FTP, and 22 fro SFTP. |
| Username | Username for logging in to the server. |
| Password | Password for logging in to the server. |
| Remote path | Optional. Path leading to a specific location on the server. If the path is not specified, the order is uploaded to the FTP or SFTP root folder. |
6 Select if you want this FTP or SFTP location to be available to you only, or to other users within your company.
7 Click Save.
1 On the FTP Shipping Setup page, click the Edit link for the location to be edited.
2 Make necessary changes, and click Save.
1 On the FTP Shipping Setup page, click the Delete link for the location to be deleted.
2 Confirm the deletion by clicking OK.
If you have a lot of available locations, you can filter them by description, server, user name, and availability settings.
To filter your FTP or SFTP locations, select the filtering options in the Query field lists, enter the keyword in the corresponding field, and click Search.
To see all the available locations, click Show All.