Data Transformation Engine Services Guide

Chapter 11 – AdapterSource and AdapterTarget Settings
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AdapterRetry
Use the AdapterRetry settings Switch, MaxAttempts, and Interval(Secs) to determine how to
respond to an interrupted adapter command process. If errors occur and retry is specified (Switch is set
to ON), the process is retried at the specified interval (using Interval(Secs)) up to as many times as
requested (using MaxAttempts). For FTP and XML Data adapters – If the server supports the
RESTART STREAM FTP option, the adapter issues the appropriate MDTM, SIZE, and REST
commands to continue the transfer at the point where it was interrupted, instead of starting the transfer
from the beginning.AdapterRetry > Switch
Use the Switch setting to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) AdapterRetry for the adapter. The default
value is OFF.
♦ Archive (Tar) adapter – The adapter does not include this setting.
Value Description
OFF
Disable AdapterRetry.
ON
Enable AdapterRetry.
AdapterRetry > MaxAttempts
Use the MaxAttempts setting to specify the maximum number of times that AdapterRetry is
attempted. The default value is 0.
Value Description
n
Integer representing the maximum number of times that
AdapterRetry will be attempted. Valid entries are integers 0 to 9999.