The Azure Blob Storage send channel enables the transfer of messages to an Azure Blob Storage.
Messages from the outgoing message queue are uploaded to a defined storage account and container.
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
| Name | The name of the channel |
| Channel type name | The Type of the channel |
| Message direction | For receive channels the direction of the received message (but require also for send channels) |
| Message box | The message box |
| Public | True if the channel should be visible in the sub node |
| Storage Account | The unique name of your Azure Storage Account. It forms the first part of the Blob endpoint (e.g. https://accountname.blob.core.windows.net). |
| Container | |
| File name handling | Here you can select a method for generating the filenames by means of a combo box. |
| Tenant ID | The Directory (tenant) ID of the Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) tenant where the app registration / service principal is registered. |
| Client ID | The Application (client) ID of the Azure AD app registration / service principal used for authentication. |
| Authentification method | Select authentication method: Client Secret or PFX Certificate |
| Client secret | The secret key / password generated for the app registration / service principal to authenticate via client credentials flow. |
| PFX certificate | PFX certificate Path |
| Certificate password | Enter the private key password (PFX password) - Leave blank if no password is set. |
| Change logs | The changes to the element are logged. The logging is activated in the System settings, which is possible if a versioning license is available. |
| Properties (advanced) | |
| Name | Description |
| Sender validation | How the sender address should be validated |
| Default sender | The default sender |
| Recipient validation | How the recipient address should be validated |
| Default recipient | The default recipient |
| Immediate retries | Retries, used by send channels. For some receive channels, the number of pickup attempts. |
| Auto uncompress | Unpacking is only performed on the receive channel in the ChannelReceiver. This setting has no effect on the send channels. If enabled for the receive channel, the file is checked for the ZIP (GZIP) and PKZIP formats and unpacked during analysis. It only works if the compressed file contains exactly one file. |
| Write to subdirectory from Attachment | Write to subdirectory which is named in the Attachment (directory tree synchronisation) |
| Properties (advanced) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
| Sender Validation | Validates the sender address of interchanges against a defined EDI partner. If validation fails, the message is placed in the incoming message queue with an error and a report is generated (only if set to Required). The validation mode is selected via a dropdown (None, Optional, Required, Fixed Partner). |
| Default Sender | A predefined sender can be assigned for this channel. |
| Retries on Error | Defines the number of retry attempts in case of an error. |
| Receiver Validation | Validates the receiver address of interchanges against a defined EDI partner. If validation fails, the message is placed in the message queue with an error and a report is generated (only if set to Required). The validation mode is selected via a dropdown (None, Optional, Required, Fixed Partner). |
| Default Receiver | A predefined receiver can be assigned for this channel. |
| Automatic Decompression | Documents or attachments are automatically decompressed using the selected method. |