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Set an FTP Server as the Destination

To set an FTP server as the destination

1. In the Folders management area of the CMC, select an object.
2. Click Actions, Schedule, and access the Destination page.
   • If you are scheduling a Crystal Report or object package, click Destination.
   • If you are scheduling a Web Intelligence document, click Formats and Destinations.
3. Select FTP Server as the destination.
   • If you are scheduling a Crystal Report or object package, select FTP Server from the Destination list.
   • If you are scheduling a Web Intelligence document, select FTP Server under Output Format Details and then click Destination Options and Settings.
4. If you are scheduling a Web Intelligence document, select or deselect Use the Job Server's defaults.

   If you select this option, BusinessObjects Enterprise will schedule an object using the Job Server's default settings. You can change these settings in the Servers management area.

   If you deselect this option, you can set the FTP and file name properties:

   Host

   Enter the FTP host information.

   Port

   Enter the FTP port number (the default is 21).

   User Name

   Specify a user who has the necessary rights to upload an object to the FTP server.

   Password

   Enter the user's password.

   Account

   Enter the FTP account information, if required. Account is part of the standard FTP protocol, but it is rarely implemented. Provide the appropriate account only if your FTP server requires it.

   Directory

   Enter the FTP directory that you want the object to be saved to. To add a variable, choose a placeholder for a variable property from the list.

   File Name

   To let BusinessObjects Enterprise generate a random file name, select Automatically generated. To enter a file name, select Specific name. You can also add a variable to the file name by choosing a placeholder for a variable property from the list. If you would like to include the file extension, ensure that you select Add file extension.

5. Choose whether to enable instance cleanup.
   • If you are scheduling a Web Intelligence document, select or deselect the Clean up instance after scheduling option.
   • If you are scheduling another type of object, select or deselect Keep an instance in the history.

   When that option is selected, the system automatically deletes the report or program instance from the Output File Repository Server to keep the number of instances on the server to a minimum.

6. Set your other scheduling options, then click Schedule.