Standard Communications
Bots supports a set of communication protocols out of the box such that you only need to configure it in bots-monitor->Configuration->Channels to get it working.
The set of supported protocols are listed below:
Protocol |
Description |
|---|---|
file |
Use this to push/pull files with the filesystem, also works with shared file systems. |
smtp |
Use this to send an email to your trading partner with the EDI file. |
smtps |
Same as smtp but additionally uses SSL for secure transmission |
smtpstarttls |
Same as smtp but additionally uses TLS for secure transmission |
pop3 |
Use this to extract emails with EDI files from your email inbox. |
pop3s |
Same as pop3 but additionally uses SSL for secure transmission |
pop3sapop |
Same as pop3 but additionally encrypts your password during authentication |
http |
Use the HTTP protocol to GET or PUT files with your trading partner. |
https |
Same as http but additionally uses SSL for secure transmission. |
imap4 |
Use this to extract emails with EDI files from your email inbox. |
imap4s |
Same as imap4 but additionally uses SSL for secure transmission |
ftp |
Use the FTP protocol to exchange files with your trading partner. |
ftps (explicit) |
Same as ftp but additionally uses explicit SSL for secure transmission |
ftps (Implicit) |
Same as ftp but additionally uses implicit SSL for secure transmission |
sftp (ssh) |
Use the SFTP protocol for exchange files with your trading partner. |
xmlrpc |
Use the XMLRPC protocol for exchange files with your trading partner. |
trash/discard |
Use this to discard uneeded messages types from your trading partner. |
communicationscript |
Use this for custom comms, as described here |
db |
Use this for database comms, as described here |