An FTP inbound adapter receives transfer requests from the FTP client and distributes the requests to an FTP reception associated with a business process.

The following figure shows the location of an FTP inbound adapter in FTP integration:

Figure 8-14 Location of FTP inbound adapter in FTP integration

This section describes the following functionality supported by the FTP inbound adapter:

• Checking the size after sending and receiving files
• Timeout monitoring
• Security-related functionality

For details on the security-related functionality of the FTP inbound adapter and how to set up the functionality, see "Appendix H. Encryption and authentication by secure protocols (FTP inbound adapter)" in "Service Platform Reception and Adapter Definition Guide".

Organization of this section

8.5.1 Checking the file size after sending and receiving files

8.5.2 Monitoring a timeout