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Using Symbolic Variables for Unique File Names

The remote file name (for SENDFILE, SENDJOB, or SENDREPORT) or local file name (for RECEIVEFILE) specifies the directory path and name that will be assigned to the distributed file at its destination. However, if a fixed value is specified, all files distributed for a particular policy are placed in the same directory with the same name, each replacing its predecessor. To enable each distributed file to be assigned a different name at its destination, within the Policy Transfer XML, the destination file name can include symbolic variables which CA XCOM Gateway will substitute immediately before scheduling each transfer.

Example

The &GUFILE symbolic parameter can be used within the file name to cause the target file to be assigned the name of the file as it is known to CA XCOM Gateway.