Source - MOVEit Transfer Host Override Settings

A source's Host Override settings override the corresponding setting that is configured in the host. Your selections affect the source as it is defined in the context of the task.

Settings in this topic pertain to MOVEit Transfer source types. For information about other source types, see the table in Add a Task Source.

To access these settings:

• For an existing task: Select TASKS. Click the task name. Click Step > Source. Or if the source is already defined, click its more options icon and select Edit.
• For a new task: Click TASKS > Add Task > New Task. Click Step > Source. Add a MOVEit Transfer source.

  MOVEit Transfer source - Host Override tab	Description
  Authentication tab
  Override Default Credentials MOVEit Transfer, FTP, SSH servers)	Specify a username and password for MOVEit Automation to use to sign on to the host.
  Override Default Client Certificate (MOVEit Transfer and FTP servers)	This option is available for MOVEit Transfer and FTP sources only. Click Set Cert and select a certificate.
  File Sorting tab
  Override Default File Sorting	Select to specify how to sort files.
  Timeouts tab
  Override Default Connect Timeout	Number of seconds to wait when attempting to connect to the host.
  Override Default Data Timeout	Number of seconds to wait when sending data to or receiving data from the host.
  Override Default Retry Count	Number of extra times that a transfer (get or put) is retried before MOVEit Automation no longer attempts the transfer. Default is 0 - transfer is not retried after a failure.
  Override Default Retry Timeout	The number of seconds between retries of a transfer (get or put). Default is 30 seconds.
  Download Limits tab
  Override Default File Count Download Limit	Maximum number of files that are downloaded from a source in a single task run against this host. If the limit is exceeded, and the Advanced task setting Automatically re-run task if source download limits are encountered is set, the task is automatically rerun.
  Override Default File Size Download Limit	Maximum number of bytes that are downloaded from a source in a single task run against this host. Value of 0 means no limit. Downloading stops after the first file that causes the number of downloaded bytes to exceed the limit. If the limit is exceeded, and the Advanced task setting Automatically re-run task if source download limits are encountered is set, the task is automatically rerun.

  See also:

• General settings for Local filesystem, UNC, MOVEit Transfer, FTP, FTP/S, SFTP sources
• After Transfer settings for Local filesystem, UNC, MOVEit Transfer, FTP, FTP/S, SFTP sources
• Settings for POP3 sources, AS1 sources, AS2 sources, AS3 sources
• Supported Host Types