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The To LLP component sends messages to a port using the LLP protocol. It receives data from an upstream component.

Running the Component

Info

The below steps assume an existing port is available to connect to and the necessary firewall permissions are in place on the client and server.

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titleSTEP 2: Set up the component configurations

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Fields marked with an asterisk * are required.

Connection Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

Host *

The IP address or domain name of the target machine.

localhost

Port *

The port number of the target machine.

65430

PersistentConnection *

Whether or not to persistently connect to the remote host.

True

AttemptToReconnect *

Try to reconnect if the connection is lost.

Options are Yes with limit, No, Unlimited.

Yes with limit

Reconnectlimit ReconnectLimit

Number of reconnect attempts to try if Yes with limit is selected.

60

ReconnectInterval

Length of pause between reconnect attempts in seconds.

10

EnableSslEnableSSL

Enable to receive messages securely using SSL.

False

SslCaFileSSLCaFile

Path to Certificate Authority File. If path is blank, Verify Peer will be disabled. If path is entered, Verify Peer will be enabled.

Message Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

MessageEncoding *

The encoding used in the input data.

If left blank, encoding will be updated to the default according to OS. See Supported File Encodings.

Western (Windows-1252) for Windows

Western (ISO-8859-1) for Linux/Mac OS X.

LLPPrefix *

Prefix to use in LLP data. Should be in the form of an escaped hex value.

\x0B

LLPSuffix *

Suffix to use in LLP data. Should be in the form of an escaped hex value.

\x1C\x0D

ACK Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

WaitForAck *

Wait for an ACK before sending the next message. If false, all settings below are ignored.

True

AckTimeout

Number of seconds to wait for an ACK.

10

UnlimitedResend

Resend the data unlimited times until ACK is received.

False

ResendAttempts

Number of attempts to resend data until ACK is received.

5

DisconnectBetweenResend

Disconnect from the server between resend attempts.

True

AckErrorHandling

Error handling option if ACK is not received.

Options: Stop the component. Skip the message.

Stop the component

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titleSTEP 3: Start the component and verify data is being received on target server

Start the component.

Once inbound data is processed, check that the target server is receiving the data as expected.

Adapting the Component

There are a few ways you can adapt and expand this component for more complex workflows:

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