SFTP, FTPS, FTP Client - GoAnywhere Director

GoAnywhere Director™ is a managed file transfer solution that will automate and secure the exchange of data with your customers, trading partners and enterprise servers. It provides a single point of control with multi-step workflow abilities, management controls and detailed audit trails. GoAnywhere Director can connect to almost any system (internal or external) using standard file transfer protocols including secure FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, AS2, SMB, MQ and SMTP. It can also encrypt and compress files using popular Open PGP encryption, GPG, ZIP, GZIP and TAR standards.

•     Automates and simplifies FTP (File Transfer Protocol) processes
•     Connects to secure FTP servers (SFTP, FTPS, and SCP) for protected communications
•     Guarantees delivery with connection retries and file auto-resume (for interrupted transfers)
•     Exchanges data with web servers using HTTP, HTTPS and Web Services
•     Sends AS2 messages with support for multiple file attachments
•     Monitors folders with options to scan for new, changed or deleted files
•     Accesses files and directories on network shares using SMB/CIFS protocol
•     Encrypts, signs and decrypts files using Open PGP encryption standard
•     Compresses and decompresses files using ZIP, GZIP and TAR standards
•     Connects to popular database servers including DB2, DB2/400, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Informix, MySQL and Sybase
•     Translates data to/from database tables, Excel, XML, Delimited text and Flat File or Fixed Width file formats
•     Replicates data between database servers
•     Connects to Websphere MQ, SonicMQ and ActiveMQ for enterprise messaging
•     Sends and retrieves files via E-mail and secure E-mail (with S/MIME encryption)
•     Calls customer programs and scripts as part of business process workflows
•     Allows for remote administration and monitoring through an intuitive browser interface
•     Provides a comprehensive built-in scheduler for running transfers at future dates/times with recurring options
•     Includes commands and APIs for launching transfers from remote systems and applications
•     Produces detailed audit trails with comprehensive reporting
•     Optionally sends logs to an enterprise SYSLOG server
•     Includes integrated Key Management tools for Open PGP keys, SSH keys and SSL/TLS certificates

Administration
GoAnywhere includes a user friendly browser-based interface for performing configuration and monitoring in the product. This AJAX-enabled interface is intuitive and functional, complete with field-level help text. All popular browsers are supported including Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari and Chrome. In addition, most devices can be used to access GoAnywhere Director including Windows/Linux/Mac laptops and desktops, iPads, iPhones, Android phones and other smart phones.

The main GoAnywhere dashboard uses icon-driven links, tabs and drop downmenus to provide access to commonly used components in GoAnywhere, as well as vital system statistics and auidt logs.

Resources: For working with the Resources (servers) to exchange data with, including FTP servers, database servers, HTTP servers, etc. This component allows authorized users to add, change, remove and view Resources.

Projects: For working with Projects, which are definitions of the business processes to be performed in GoAnywhere. This component allows authorized users to add, change, remove, view and execute Projects.

Scheduler: For working with Scheduled Jobs, which are the Projects that are scheduled to run at future dates/times. This component allows authorized users to add, change, remove and view scheduled entries.

Active Jobs: For working with active Jobs, which are the Projects that are currently running in GoAnywhere. This component allows authorized users to view, hold, release and cancel active Jobs.

Completed Jobs: For working with the Jobs which have finished executing. This component allows authorized users to search for completed jobs by date range, project name, user name and status.

Users: For working with the Users that are authorized to utilize GoAnywhere. This component allows security officers to add, change, remove and view GoAnywhere Users.

Groups: For working with User Groups (which are collections of similar users). This component allows security officers to add, change, remove and view GoAnywhere User Groups.

GoAnywhere can retrieve data from enterprise database servers and local file systems. This data can then be converted into other formats, encrypted and compressed. Information can be distributed to database servers, FTP servers, HTTP servers, Email and other file systems.

GoAnywhere can retrieve files from FTP servers, Email servers, HTTP servers and local file systems. These files can then be uncompressed, decrypted and placed on a local file system. Files can be imported into database servers with support for Excel, XML, fixed-width text and delimited text formats.

Resources
You can predefine the server connections in GoAnywhere Director as reusable "Resources", which will save time and ensure quality when defining file transfers and other tasks within Projects. Instead of re-typing connection details for each task, the desired Resource can simply be selected from a drop-down list.

Resource definitions may include the server connection details, such as the host name of the server, port number, login credentials and preferences. Resources can be defined for Database servers, FTP and Secure FTP servers, Email servers, AS2 servers and HTTP/s servers, MQ Servers, Network shares and other types of servers.

For separation of duties, certain users can be authorized for creating and maintaining Resources. The properties for these Resources can be hidden from other unauthorized users, preserving the confidential connection information for your trading partners.

All Resource definitions are stored in GoAnywhere Director's central database. Any passwords specified for Resource authentication can be stored in encrypted form. Example:

Database Resources:  DB2 on System i (iSeries, AS/400), DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL,Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, Informix

AS2 Resources:  AS2 (Applicability Statement 2)

FTP Resources:  Standard FTP, SFTP (FTP over SSH), FTPS (FTP over SSL), SCP

HTTP Resources:  HTTP & HTTPS (HTTP over SSL/TLS)

Email Resources:  POP3 (standard / secured), IMAP (standard / secured), SMTP (standard / secured)

MQ Server Resources:  Websphere MQ, Sonic MQ, Active MQ

Network Share Resources:  SMB/CIFS

IBM iSeries (AS400) Resources

For example:  When creating a Resource, specify a unique name and the settings for the Resource. For instance, if defining a FTP Resource, you would specify FTP connection settings such as its host name or IP address, User ID and password.

Projects
You can create "Projects" in GoAnywhere Director to define the file transfers and business processes to perform. A Project can contain multiple steps (called tasks) to execute as a seamless end-to-end workflow. For instance, a Project may include a task to retrieve data from a database server, a second task to convert the data into an Excel document, a third task to encrypt the document, and finally a task to distribute the encrypted document to an SFTP server.  There are no limits to the number of tasks that can be performed within a single Project.
 
Projects are designed using intuitive wizards and templates. No programming or special technical skills are needed. The Project definitions are stored in a central database, which can be worked with, scheduled and executed by authorized users and applications.
 
Listed below is a sample Project outline which retrieves data from a database file, converts the data into an Excel document, encrypts the document with OpenPGP and transmits it to a FTP server:



Projects are organized within user-defined folders.  Each folder can have granular permissions to control which users can view and/or execute the Projects within that folder. For instance, users within the HR department may only be authorized to run Projects within the HR folder.



Project features:

• Define through graphical wizards
• Chain together an unlimited number of Tasks
• Pass results from one Task into another
• Conditionally execute Tasks
• Define and utilize variables, which may be overridden at runtime
• Define error recovery logic
• Define custom logging levels
• Organize under user-defined folders
• Execute from almost any platform

Tasks
GoAnywhere Director includes over 50 business processes (tasks) that can be utilized to retrieve, transform, process, encrypt, decrypt, compress, decompress and distribute data. Tasks are also provided for managing files and calling native commands and programs.

Multiple tasks can be "chained" together within a Project to perform a series of steps. For instance, a Project could be defined with a task to retrieve an XML file from a trading partner, then another task to parse the XML and finally a task to import the data into a database table.
Listed below is the summary of tasks included:

NOTE:  Tasks can be conditioned on user-defined criteria and grouped within Loops.

Data Distribution
GoAnywhere Director™ can retrieve data from enterprise database servers, local file systems and network shares. This data can then be converted into other formats, encrypted and compressed. Information can be distributed to database servers, FTP servers, SFTP servers, SCP servers, FTPS servers, AS2 servers, HTTP(S) servers, Email, MQ servers and other file systems. 


Data Retrieval
GoAnywhere Director can retrieve files from FTP servers, SFTP servers, SCP servers, FTPS servers, Email servers, HTTP(S) servers, MQ servers, local file systems and network shares. These files can then be optionally uncompressed, decrypted and placed on a file system. File contents can also be imported into database servers with support for Excel, XML, fixed-width text and delimited text formats.


Connectivity
GoAnywhere Director connects to a wide variety of servers for exchanging data.  The server connections are made over the TCP/IP network using standard protocols.

No additional software components need to be installed on any servers to which GoAnywhere Director connects. This centralized non-evasive solution allows you to save significant licensing fees and have a single point of control and administration. 

Databases
GoAnywhere Director can connect to a wide variety of database servers including DB2 on the IBM System i, DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Informix, Sybase and MySQL.  Since GoAnywhere Director connects to database servers over the TCPIP network using standard drivers, no additional software needs to be loaded onto those database servers.
 
Database server connections can be defined in GoAnywhere Director as reusable Resources which can then be selected from simple drop-down menus.
 
Any SQL statement supported by the database server can be issued by GoAnywhere Director including SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, CALL and CREATE statements.
 
Data Export
Rows (records) can be retrieved from tables (physical files) on the database servers using SQL SELECT statements.  An intuitive SQL Wizard is provided in GoAnywhere Director for building SELECT statements quickly.  With the wizard, the user can choose tables, joining, fields, column headings, "where" criteria and "order by" criteria.
 
The selected records can be converted into Excel documents, delimited text files, fixed-width text files and XML documents.   As part of a cohesive process, the resulting files can then be compressed and/or encrypted and then placed on the local file system, distributed to FTP and HTTP servers, or sent to email addresses.
 
Data Import
Files can be imported into database tables using GoAnywhere Director. These files may already exist on the local file system or may have been fetched by GoAnywhere Director from FTP servers, HTTP servers or Mail servers.
 
GoAnywhere Director can read data from popular formats including Excel documents, delimited text files, fixed-width and flat file text files and XML documents. The imported data can be appended to the end of existing tables or can replace the contents of the table.
 
Database Replication
Rows (records) can be replicated between database servers using GoAnywhere Director. For instance, a project could be defined to copy records from a System i physical file into a SQL Server table. This project could be scheduled and automated. Records can be appended to the end of a table or can replace the existing records in the table.

AS2
Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) is a standard originally created for transmitting EDI documents, but can be used for virtually any file type. The messages are built using the S/MIME format and sent over HTTP or HTTPS connections. The AS2 functionality in GoAnywhere Director is Version 1.2 compliant.

AS2 messages can be compressed, signed, encrypted and sent over an SSL tunnel making AS2 a very secure option for transferring files. AS2 also implements MDNs (receipts) to ensure the delivery of the messages. Using signed receipts and comparing the returned message checksum value creates a non-repudiation of receipt (NRR), which is considered legal proof of delivery.
GoAnywhere Director AS2 Features

    File Attachments - GoAnywhere Director is not limited to attaching just one file per AS2 message. You can attach multiple files to a message or use a variable to automatically attach files meeting your criteria.
    Compression - Zlib compression improves transmission time by shrinking the size of your messages.
    Digital Signatures - Ensure authenticity by digitally signing your messages. Most AS2 servers require signed incoming messages. Signed messages provide trading partners with confirmation of who sent the message.
    Message Encryption - Encrypt all the messages you send to a trading partner with their public key. Together with Digital Signatures and Message Integrity Checks, message encryption keeps your data safe.
    Message Integrity Check (MIC) - The MIC is a comparison of checksum values. A checksum is calculated when you send a message and your trading partner creates a checksum after they receive the message. The checksum is returned in the message receipt. If the values match, the message they received is the exact message you sent.
    Signed Receipts - GoAnywhere Director receives automatic message receipts through synchronous connections. A manual receipt through asynchronous email is also available. Receipts can be digitally signed, completing the secure AS2 message cycle.
    Logging - Message logging in GoAnywhere Director not only records standard AS2 "message traffic," but logs message date and time, who sent them, and what was sent.

Configuring AS2 Resources (server connections) in GoAnywhere Director saves time and provides additional security through separation of duties. A Resource Manager can configure an AS2 Resource for each connection. After a resource is defined, a Project Designer can create a task and just refer to the AS2 Resource without needing to know the confidential login credentials for a trading partner.

Email
GoAnywhere Director can be utilized for both sending and receiving email. Connections can be made to both standard and secure email servers using SSL. Email servers (SMTP, POP3, IMAP) can be pre-defined in GoAnywhere Director's Administrator as reusable Resources which can then be selected from simple drop-down menus.
 
Email Tasks can be placed within GoAnywhere Director Projects and executed as part of a cohesive process.  For instance, a Project could be defined to retrieve records from a database file, convert the records into an Excel document, and then email the Excel document to one or more recipients.
 
Send email features:
    Select the email SMTP server to send the emails through
    Specify multiple To, CC and BCC addresses
    Specify the subject, message and reply-to
    Attach one or more files
    Use international characters
    Connect over SSL
    Enable S/MIME encryption
    Pass in variables (at runtime) to override email attributes

Retrieve email features:
    Select the POP3 or IMAP server to retrieve the emails from
    Filter incoming emails based on From email address, To email address, Subject and Message text
    Store email details and attachments for further processing within a Project
    Connect over SSL
    Decrypt S/MIME messages
    Pass in variables (at runtime) to override email attributes

FTP
GoAnywhere Director can connect to both standard FTP servers and secure FTP servers using SFTP (FTP over SSH), SCP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL) protocols. GoAnywhere Director will help guarantee delivery of FTP transfers with options to auto-retry connections, auto-resume interrupted file transfers and perform integrity checks of successful file transfers.
GoAnywhere Director FTP features

    Full support of the standard FTP command set
    Get, Put, Delete and Move files
    Create, Change and Rename directories
    Execute custom commands
    Transfer multiple files per connection
    Autodetect Binary and ASCII modes
    Support for Passive and Active connections
    Retry connections and auto-resume file transfers with user-defined settings
    File integrity verification using checksum algorithms of CRC-32 and MD5
    Suffix and prefix file names with constants, timestamps or variables
    Override file names and other properties at execution time using variables
    Configurable port ranges
    SOCKS and HTTP Proxy support
    Ability to change file permissions (if authorized)
    Timestamp preservation (optional)
    Alerts for transfer failures via email, text messages and system messages

FTP server connections can be pre-defined in GoAnywhere Director's Administrator as reusable Resources which can be selected from simple drop down menus. FTP Tasks can be placed within GoAnywhere Director Projects and executed as part of a cohesive process. For instance, a Project could be defined to retrieve records from a database file, convert the records into a CSV file, and then put the CSV file onto a FTP server.

File Filtering
When getting or putting files via FTP, the files selected can be included and excluded using various filter criteria:

    Wildcards (i.e. "trans*.txt" or "*.xls")
    Regular expressions
    Date and time range
    Size range
    Variables passed to the Project

FTP Logs
Audit trails (logs) are generated for all FTP transmissions in GoAnywhere Director to meet auditing and compliance requirements. The level of log detail can be controlled by an administrator on a per-Project basis. This detail can be configured to include all FTP commands issued, FTP messages and file names transferred. Log messages can additionally be sent to a Syslog server using UDP or TCP connections.

FTPS
GoAnywhere Director supports FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) protocol for securing data transmissions with your trading partners and enterprise servers. Passwords, client certificates and server certificates are supported for authentication. GoAnywhere Director will help guarantee delivery of FTPS transfers with options to auto-retry connections, auto-resume interrupted file transfers and perform integrity checks of successful file transfers.

GoAnywhere Director FTPS Features

    Ability to authenticate both the Client and Server systems using X.509 Certificates
    Dual factor authentication capability using passwords and certificates
    Support for trusted and self-signed certificates
    Full support of the standard FTP command set
    Get, Put, Delete and Move files
    Create, Change and Rename directories
    Execute custom commands
    Transfer multiple files per connection
    Autodetect Binary and ASCII modes
    Support for Passive and Active connections
    Retry connections and auto-resume file transfers with user-defined settings
    File integrity verification using checksum algorithms of CRC-32 and MD5
    Suffix and prefix file names with constants, timestamps or variables
    Override file names and other properties at execution time using variables
    Configurable port ranges
    SOCKS and HTTP Proxy support
    Timestamp preservation (optional)
    Ability to change file permissions (if authorized)
    Alerts for transfer failures via email, text messages and system messages
    Ability to use Clear Command Channel (CCC) to connect through a NAT firewall

FTPS server connections can be pre-defined in GoAnywhere Director's Administrator as reusable Resources which can be selected from simple drop down menus. FTPS Tasks can be placed within GoAnywhere Director Projects and executed as part of a cohesive process. For instance, a Project could be defined to retrieve records from a database file, convert the records into a CSV file, and then put the CSV file onto a FTPS server.

File Filtering - When getting or putting files via FTPS, the files selected can be included and excluded using various filter criteria:

    Wildcards (i.e. "trans*.txt" or "*.xls")
    Regular expressions
    Date and time range
    Size range
    Variables passed to the Project

FTPS Logs
Audit trails (logs) are generated for all FTPS transmissions in GoAnywhere Director to meet auditing and compliance requirements. The level of log detail can be controlled by an administrator on a per-Project basis. This detail can be configured to include all FTPS commands issued, FTPS messages and file names transferred. Log messages can additionally be sent to a Syslog server using UDP or TCP connections.

X.509 Certificate Management
A comprehensive Certificate Manager is provided in GoAnywhere Director to allow for the management of X.509 certificates.  This Certificate Manager can be used to create certificates, generate CSRs, import CA replies, import trusted certificates and view certificates. These certificates can be utilized within GoAnywhere Director for automating FTPS and HTTPS transmissions.  The Certificate Manager can also be used to export certificates for sharing with your trading partners.

Standards Support for FTPS

     SSL Versions:  SSL 2.0 & SSL 3.0 (also known as TLS 1.0)
     Connection Types:  Explicit SSL (AUTH SSL and AUTH TLS) & Implicit SSL
     Ciphers (Symmetric Encryption Algorithms):  AES-128, AES-192, AES-256, DES, RC4, &Triple DES (DESede)
     Authentication and Key Exchange Algorithms: Diffie-Hellman, DSA, RSA
     Hash Algorithms:  MD5, SHA1
     Certificate Key Store Formats:  JKS (Java Key Store) & PKCS12

HTTPS
GoAnywhere Director can be utilized for exchanging files with HTTP servers (Web Sites).
 
Connections can be made to both standard HTTP servers and secure HTTPS servers using SSL. HTTP(S) servers can be pre-defined in GoAnywhere Director's Administrator as reusable Resources which can then be selected from simple drop down menus.
 
HTTP Tasks can be placed within GoAnywhere Director Projects and executed as part of a cohesive process. For instance, a Project could be defined to get a CSV file from a HTTPS server, read the data from the CSV file, and import the data into a database file.
 
HTTP(S) features:

    Cookies support
    HTTP Redirects support
    Perform requests with parameters
    Download/upload multiple files per session
    Filter files to download based on last modified date/time
    Pass in variables (at runtime) to override HTTP(S) attributes

Message Queue (MQ)
GoAnywhere Director connects to enterprise message queue (MQ) servers including Websphere MQ (MQ Series), SonicMQ and ActiveMQ using the JMS standard. Both MQ Topics and Queues are supported for exchanging data between customer applications and GoAnywhere Director using this fault-tolerant communication model.

Message properties can be applied to tell the MQ Server or recipent more information about the message contents.  GoAnywhere can also filter the messages being retrieved by using standard JMS message selectors.

SCP
GoAnywhere Director supports SCP (Secure Copy) for securing data transmissions with your trading partners. SCP creates an encrypted tunnel using SSH between two computer systems and will protect against the following attacks:

    IP spoofing, where a remote host sends out packets which pretend to come from another, trusted host
    IP source routing, where a host can pretend that an IP packet comes from another, trusted host.
    DNS spoofing, where an attacker forges name server records
    Interception of cleartext passwords and other data by intermediate hosts
    Manipulation of data by attackers in control of intermediate hosts

GoAnywhere Director provides SCP features to satisfy enterprise requirements.

    Ability to authenticate using passwords or SSH keys
    Get, Put, MGet commands
    Transfer multiple files per connection using Loop functionality
    Autodetect Binary and ASCII modes
    Indicate the number of connection retry attempts and timeout values
    Auto suffix and prefix file names with constants, timestamps or variables
    Override file names and other properties at execution time using variables
    Auto retry with user-defined connection timeouts and retry limits
    Configurable port numbers
    Support for Adaptive connections
    Generation of detailed logs (audit trails)

SSH Key Management
A comprehensive Key Manager is provided in GoAnywhere Director to allow for the management of SSH Keys. The Key Manager can be used to create SSH public and private keys, export keys and view keys. These SSH Keys can be utilized within GoAnywhere Director for automating SFTP transmissions.
 
GoAnywhere Director supports the following standards for SCP.
 
Protocol:  SSH 2.0

Ciphers (Symmetric Encryption Algorithms):  Triple DES (key length of 192 bit), Blowfish (key length up to 448 bit) & AES (key length up to 256 bit)

MAC Algorithms:  MAC-SHA1 (key length of 160 bit, digest length of 160 bit), HMAC-SHA1-96 (key length of 160 bit), digest length of 96 bit), HMAC-MD5 (key length of 128 bit, digest length of 128 bit), HMAC-MD5-96 (key length of 128 bit, digest length of 96 bit)

Key Exchange Algorithms: Diffie-Hellman, MODP - Groups 1, 2, 5 - 1536 bit), 14 (2048-bit), 15 (3072-bit), 16 (4096-bit), 17 (6144-bit) and 18 (8192-bit).

SSH Private Keys:  OpenSSH encoded keys, PEM (privacy enhanced message) encoded keys

SSH Public Keys:  OpenSSH encoded keys

Security
GoAnywhere Director implements comprehensive security features to satisfy enterprise-level policies and compliance requirements.
 
Designated "Security Officers" are responsible for configuring the Users and User Groups whom are authorized to use GoAnywhere Director. Users and User Groups can be restricted to specific GoAnywhere Director functions through the use of "Roles". Users can additionally be restricted to particular GoAnywhere Director Projects and Resources with permission lists.
 
The flexible authority controls in GoAnywhere Director allows broad use of the product by both I.T. personnel and end-users while providing strong security.

Translation
GoAnywhere can translate data to/from a variety of popular formats.

Encryption
GoAnywhere Director implements several popular encryption standards for securing data.

    Open PGP
    GnuPG (GPG)
    ZIP with AES
    FTPS (FTP over SSL)
    SFTP (FTP over SSH)
    HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)
    Secure Email using SSL
    AS2 (Applicability Statement 2)

Compression
GoAnywhere provides Tasks for zipping and unzipping files using the ZIP and GZIP standards. A .ZIP file can be created to package, compress and encrypt one or more files. .ZIP files are very useful for reducing disk space, minimizing transmission times and for keeping related files organized together.

When creating a .ZIP file, a password can additionally be specified to secure the data using either standard protection or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). This is a symmetric form of encryption, in which the same password will be used to both zip and unzip the file.

Typical data can often be reduced to 1/10th of its original size. GoAnywhere supports the zipping and unzipping of large files (multi-gigabyte in size).

After zipping file(s) with GoAnywhere, the resulting .ZIP file can then be placed on the Local File System, distributed to a FTP or HTTP server, or sent to one or more E-mail recipients. For instance, a project can be defined to automatically retrieve records from a database, create an Excel document from those records, then zip the document and e-mail it to one or more recipients.



Native Calls
GoAnywhere includes Tasks for calling programs and commands on System i, Windows, Unix and Linux. These Tasks can be placed within Projects as part of an overall list of business processes to perform.



GoAnywhere can call both System i commands and programs. When calling a command, you can indicate the command library/name to execute and any message ids to monitor for. When calling a program, you can indicate the program library/name and its parameter types, lengths and usages (input/output/both). Constant values or Project variables can be passed into the parameters.

For instance, after retrieving some order files from a FTP server, you may want GoAnywhere to call a program on the System i to process those orders.

Execution
Projects can be executed using a variety of methods in GoAnywhere. Within GoAnywhere's browser-based Administrator, authorized users can execute Projects immediately with a click of the mouse. Projects can also be scheduled to run at future dates and times using GoAnywhere's built-in Scheduler. GoAnywhere's open architecture allows Projects to be initiated from other systems on the IP network using the provided RUNPROJECT command and program APIs.


Scheduler
Scheduler GoAnywhere includes a built-in scheduler for executing Projects at future dates and times. Projects can be scheduled to run "one time" or can be scheduled on a variety of recurring frequencies including every minute, every hour, every day, certain days of the week, and every month.

When scheduling a Project, you can indicate the user and password to run the Project under, the start date, frequency and any variables to override within the Project. You can also indicate the email addresses to be notified when a Project fails or completes normally.

RunProject
The included RUNPROJECT command can be used to make external requests to execute Projects within GoAnywhere. RUNPROJECT is available at no additional charge and can be installed onto System i, Windows, UNIX and LINUX platforms. The RUNPROJECT command can be run from system command lines, scripts, programming languages and native schedulers.

Since RUNPROJECT makes its requests to the GoAnywhere server using the standard HTTP protocol, RUNPROJECT can connect from other systems on the IP network. This allows a single install of GoAnywhere to service multiple systems.

The RUNPROJECT command has several parameters which can be specified by the user or application including:

• Name of the Project to execute
• User and password for authentication
• Host name or IP address of the GoAnywhere server
• Port number of the GoAnywhere server
• Variables names and values to override in the Project
• Job Queue priority
  

Job Control
GoAnywhere provides enterprise features to support the most demanding environments, including job queuing, multi-threading (to allow the concurrent execution of multiple projects), priority settings, real-time monitoring and detailed logging. Listed below is a flowchart describing how Projects are executed through GoAnywhere.

Project Execution Flow



Every execution of a Project is considered a "Job" in GoAnywhere. Each Job is assigned a unique job number and has its own Job Log (containing details about the execution of the job).

A Job initially starts in the GoAnywhere queue. When GoAnywhere is ready to run the Job, it will advance the Job from the queue into an active status. The Job's Project will then be compiled and executed by GoAnywhere. When the job completes, the completion status (along with any error messages) will be returned to the user or requesting application.

• Open PGP
• GnuPG (GPG)
• AES
• FTPS
• SFTP
• HTTPS
• Secure Email using SSL
• AS2 (Applicability Statement 2)

• DB2
• DB2/400
• SQL Server
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Informix
• MySQL
• Sybase
• Derby

• Database (DB2, DB2/400, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Informix, MySQL, Derby, etc.)
• Local File System
• Network Share (SMB/CIFS)
• FTP
• SFTP (FTP over SSH)
• SCP (Secure Copy)
• FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS)
• HTTP
• HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)
• SMTP
• POP3
• I-MAP
• AS2 (Version 1.2)

• Open PGP
• SSH
• SSL
• TLS
• Zipe with Standard & AES Encryption
• S/MIME
• GZIP
• TAR

• Microsoft Exel (2010, 2007, 2003, XP, 2000, 97 & 95)
• Delimited Text
• Fixed-Width Text
• Flat File Text (read)
• XML

• Websphere MQ (MQ Series)
• SonicMQ
• ActiveMQ
• SwiftMQ
• JNDI