Hot folders

The hot folder is the directory through which files are exchanged with a partner. Every partner has their own, with four fixed subfolders – so you can always tell where a file currently stands.

What is this for?

• Keep incoming and outgoing files separate per partner.
• See from the location whether a file was processed or failed.
• Retain failed files together with their findings.

How to set it up

1. Below the base path of the partner there are four subfolders:
2. in\ – incoming files, filled by the transport.
3. out\ – outgoing files, collected by the transport.
4. processed\ – processed successfully, with a timestamp in the file name.
5. error\ – failed, accompanied by a file holding the findings.
6. A file is only touched once it can be opened exclusively – that is, once writing has finished.
7. Processing moves rather than copies: a file only ever exists in one place. In the target it carries the timestamp and journal ID in its name.