Data Transformation Engine Resource Adapter Reference Guide
Chapter 2 - Resource Adapters Use  Using an Adapter in a Map or Component Rule 
Resource Adapters Reference Guide 
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3  Click OK. 
The Source > Command value for the FTP input card above is: 
-TS –URL FTP://sales@host/c:/forms/myfile.txt 
When this map is run, a file named myfile.txt is retrieved from a remote host 
named sales. The Summary Trace adapter command –TS specifies that the 
adapter will create a summary trace file to report adapter activity information 
during the FTP process. 
Using an Adapter in a Map or Component Rule 
Specify adapter commands using the GET, PUT, RUN, DBLOOKUP or DBQUERY 
functions when defining map rules in the Map Designer or in component rules in 
the Type Designer. You must specify the resource adapter with an execution 
command and a resource adapter alias. For information about adapter aliases, see 
Adapter Command Aliases. 
Note The DBLOOKUP and DBQUERY functions are used for databases only. 










