File Processing

The following enhancements were made to the File Collect option of File Processing.

Use a Remote Data Connection with File Collect

Remote data connections can now be used with File Collect. This allows Cloud Service systems to do either or both of the following:

• Collect files from a local folder location, instead of needing to collect files from the Axiom repository.
• Save the output file to a local folder location, instead of needing to save the output file to the Axiom repository.

The File Collect Configuration sheet has a new field to specify the name of a remote data connection. You can enter the name of any remote data connection defined in your environment. Although this field is located in the Output File Settings section, the remote data connection specified here will also be used to generate and access the file list as applicable.

New field to specify a remote data connection for File Collect

By default, this setting uses the function GetSystemInfo("DefaultRemoteDataConnection"), so that the field is automatically populated with the name of your default remote data connection. If you do not have any remote data connections, the field is blank. If you want to use a different remote data connection, you can simply delete the function and enter the desired name.

The Remote Data Connection Name field is only present on new File Collect Configuration sheets. Currently, there is no way to upgrade an existing configuration sheet. If you need to use the Remote Data Connection Name field in an existing file, you can use the File Processing task pane to add a new File Collect Configuration sheet, and then manually copy the configuration from the existing sheet to the new sheet.

Excel not required to create PDFs via File Collect

The Excel Client is no longer required to create PDFs when using the File Collect option of file processing. File Collect can now generate a PDF output file when executing in the Windows Client directly, or when executing via Scheduler.