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Template Properties Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?

  1. Open a 3270 terminal session.

  2. Open the Transfer Settings dialog box.
    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User interface mode Steps
    Ribbon With a session open, on the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer launcher:
    InfoConnect Browser With a session open, on the InfoConnect menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    TouchUX With a session open, tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    Classic MDI With a session open, from the Setup menu, select File Transfer.

  3. With Mainframe selected under Protocol, select the Templates tab.

  4. Select Activate Transfer Templates.

  5. From the Templates list, select a template.

  6. Click the Properties button.

The options are:

Option Description
PC file name Type the PC filename parameters. This condition is used for files transferred to and from the host.
Host file name Type the host filename parameters. This condition is used for files transferred to and from the host.
Host type Select the operating system the host is running.
Transfer type When you perform a file transfer, it defaults to the transfer type you select from this list.
If file exists Select what to do when the transferred file already exists in the target location.
Record format Select the record format to use for transfers to the host:
Fixed forces the host to create fixed-length records.
Undefined forces the host to create files without a specific record format (this value is only relevant for TSO systems).
Variable forces the host to create variable-length records and preserve the format of a binary file.
Default lets the host determine the record format.
Advanced Configure advanced options for the selected host system type (CICS, CMS, or TSO).
Test Open the Test Template dialog box, from which you can test how InfoConnect handles sample filename conditions without actually having to transfer a file.

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