dependent profiles

[lghmed]

Currently a profile can be created to monitor for a new file, or it can be scheduled to run at certain times. I am wondering if there is any way to execute multiple profiles in succession based on a single schedule, or make running one profile dependent on if a previous one completed? There does not seem to be a way to do this. Is it possible such a feature can be added?

The problem I have is if I schedule a file to copy to an FTP location, I want to know that it completed before another profile runs that moves it to a backup location. Currently these are simply scheduled by time with no verification that one step completed before the other. Leaving files sent out to a 3rd party FTP server all dumped in the original directory is not a good solution because I am not trying to mirror anything but rather send indivudual files. They need to be in a different archive location after having been confirmed as sent. The only solution now seems to be to watch the alert emails for failed transfers and take manual intvervention every time.

[superflexible]

Hello,
yes, you can chain profiles via the Execute before/after checkmark on the Job tab sheet. As an "after" command line, you can type

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RUN PROFILE "next profile name"

However, that way it is still possible that the second job would move a file not seen by the first one.

But there is a solution: you can combine moving to two locations in one profile. Delete your second profile and modify the one that uploads to FTP. Change the copying mode to "Move Files To Destination". Then under Files->Deleted Files, specify a folder for deleted files for the source side. This will be the folder where the files are archived after a successful upload to FTP.