Ability to stagger order of files being sent
We have a requirement from a client to send files in a specific order. At the moment this isn't possible with cerberus but it would be incredibly useful to have without using workarounds like multiple folders to house the files and then stack up actions in an event rule to perform the same task.
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Hello Liam!
Thanks so much for your feature request. I would agree that this would make a great additional functionality available within Cerberus. I'll be passing this on to our Product team for review.
All feedback and suggestions are very valuable to Cerberus. So we thank you once again.
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Hello Liam.
Our Product team would like some additional details about your request before moving forward, could you please answer these few questions so we can have a bit more background on this request?
- What is the problem that this feature would fix?
- Why is it a problem?
- Is there a workaround you currently have for this problem?
- Do you have a suggestion on how you would like to see the problem fixed?
- How big is the problem? Who is affected by this problem (End Users, Admins, etc.)?
Thanks!
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Hi Connor,
I've added the answers for each of the questions from the Product team.
- What is the problem that this feature would fix? We have a requirement from a client to send a control file after the data transfer so they can initiate internal copies. This would ensure the control file doesn't get sent until the other file types have been sent.
- Why is it a problem? If the control file is received early, the client server at the other end begins processing the data before the transfer has been completed.
- Is there a workaround you currently have for this problem? We are currently using multiple event rules with the variable {{LFN}} Ends With and the file extension to stack the transfers as the control file reaches our server last which allows the other transfers to initiate before this.
- Do you have a suggestion on how you would like to see the problem fixed?
- How big is the problem? Who is affected by this problem (End Users, Admins, etc.)? Mainly admins as we have no end users connecting to the sftp server. It is purely in place for automation of transfers.
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Hey Liam,
Thanks so much for that! I've routed the new information over to our Product team!
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