Introduction
A Profile is the starting point for specifying a file transfer. A profile is specified when each file transfer operation is run. See Running File Transfers with the JADE Client for an example of how to call a Profile.
In the XSD Schema used to structure the JADE configuration parameters, the Profiles element, which is the parent of all Profile elements, lies at the top of one of the three major branches in the configuration, alongside the Fragments and General branches.
A Profile contains information about the operation to be carried out - e.g. copy or move - the transfer source and, if relevant, target, and contains references to the protocol fragments that are to be called to specify how the file transfer connections are to be made.
The Profile can be seen as a specification of what is to be done. The Protocol fragment can be seen as a specification that is selected from a library of predefined specifications of how the transfer is to be done.
We recommend that you use the SOS XML Editor to generate your configuration file. Due to the use of the JADE XSD schema you will be effectively guided through the configuration process and end up with a validated configuration that you can implement as required.
The Profile child elements are described in detail below.
Note that in the diagram below, required elements have a solid outline and optional elements a broken one.