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AS2

Files.com supports the AS2 data transmission protocol for secure Business-to-Business (B2B) file transfers with trading partners that require AS2.

AS2 Functionality at Files.com

AS2 transfers files between trading partners and returns Message Disposition Notifications (MDNs) as receipts. Exchange identifiers and certificates with your partner, then configure your identity and the partnership. Review the limitations before connecting.

The implementation complies with RFC 4130External LinkThis link leads to an external website and will open in a new tab, the standard that defines AS2.

The AS2 transport preserves the file contents; it does not perform EDI mapping. Use Automations and TransformScripts when your workflow needs to transform data before sending or after receiving it.

AS2 Port

Files.com receives AS2 transmissions on port 443.

AS2 Compression

Files.com automatically decompresses compressed incoming AS2 transmissions.

AS2 Folders

Once you have configured AS2, a new top-level folder named as2_home appears in your Files.com site.

The as2_home folder contains a folder for each of your AS2 Identities, and each AS2 Identity folder contains a folder for each of your AS2 trading partners. For example, if your AS2 Identity is ME and your trading partner's AS2 Identity is THEM, the folder structure is:

/as2_home/ME/THEM/inbox
/as2_home/ME/THEM/outbox
/as2_home/ME/THEM/sent

Files sent to you via AS2 by your trading partner appear in the inbox folder.

Files placed into the outbox folder are sent via AS2 to your trading partner. After a file is successfully sent, Files.com automatically moves it from the outbox folder to the sent folder.