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Creating jobs

FTP upload is used for the automatic backup of Keyence CV-X projects.

  1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
  2. In the Project tree, select the component CV-X (Intuitive Vision System) for which you want to create a job.
  3. In the menu tab, click on Create or drag-and-drop the components into the Jobs section.
  4. Ensure the upload type FTP is being displayed in the Job configuration section

  5. Check in the follow sections if your chosen settings have been implemented:

    • General
    • Notification
    • Upload and compare
    • Create a version automatically after job run

    The sections Notification and Create a version automatically after job run are only displayed if the necessary settings have been implemented.

  6. In the section FTP Settings, implement the following settings:

    1. In the FTP server field, enter the IP address of the FTP server with which you want to build a connection.
    2. In the Connection type dropdown menu, select the connection type that you want to be used for the communication.
    3. The FTP client library is set to libcurl by default.
    4. In the field Port, select the port that you want to use for the communication. Port 21 is automatically preselected.
    5. If you would like to use the FTP passive mode, you will need to activate the necessary checkbox.
    6. If necessary, enter the login data (Username and Password) of the user under which access is to be made. Depending on the configuration of your FTP server, this step is optional. An upload can also be performed without a username or password.

    7. If the data is stored in a subdirectory of the FTP server, specify the path of the subdirectory in the Subdirectory field.

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      The Subdirectory field is set to \SD1 by default.

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      Access to the subdirectory must be possible with the specified login data. octoplant supports up to 10 subdirectories per job. If only a subdirectory is specified, the whole path on the FTP server will not be shown in the backup, but only the last directory in the path:

      Example:

      • Path on the FTP server: /file1/subdirectory1/*
      • Composition of the backup: Archive.zip/*

      If you enter multiple subdirectories, the entire directory structure will be included in the backup.

      Example:

      • Path on the FTP server: /file1/subdirectory1/subdirectory2 and /file1/subdirectory1/1234
      • Composition of the backup: Archive.zip/Folder1/Subfolder1/Subfolder2 and Archive.zip/Folder1/Subfolder1/1234 You can check whether it is possible to log in to the FTP server with the specified login data by selecting the Check button. If no success, the job will fail as well.

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      If necessary, you may have to enable the port set in step 3 in your firewall.

  7. Test the job, click on the button Execute selected jobs once. You can view the results of the job execution and the possible errors in Job results.

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You can implement further settings for jobs of this upload type in the AdminClient in the Global settings dialog.