================================================================================================ eVA FILE TRANSFER CLIENT DGSeVAClient_Win-5.0 – SETUP AND CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS ================================================================================================ A. Download the Windows version of the new eVA File Transfer Client (FTC) from: https://evabiz.dgs.virginia.gov/javaclient/install.aspx ====================================== B. DGS eVA File Transfer Client Setup ====================================== The DGS eVA File Transfer can be installed directly from the website or can be downloaded and installed from your local server or PC. To install the application from the installer file downloaded to your computer, click on the installer file. For example DGSeVAClient-5.0-Setup.exe After the client is installed create the following sub-folders in the folder where the DGS eVA File Transfer Client was installed (For example C:\DGSeVAClient5.0\). 1) Log - (Common) This location contains a log file of all transmissions from the FTC, the log file contains success/failure entries for each transmission. 2) Error - (Common) This location contains logs of errors encountered by the FTC. 3) VendorReport - (Downloads) The FTC downloads eVA Vendor files to this location. 4) OrderExport - (Downloads) The FTC downloads eVA Order Export/Receiving files to this location. 5) Requisition - (Import Uploads) This folder is used for dropping interface requisition and purchase order batch files to be transmitted to eVA. 6) Requisition-Archive - (Import Uploads Archive) This folder is used to archive interface files transmitted successfully to eVA. Files transmitted successfully are moved from the Requisition folder to this folder. You should have a process to periodically delete older files from this location. 7) Attachment - (Import Uploads) This folder is used to drop attachments to be transmitted to eVA. Reference to the attachments must be included in the requisition/purchase order file. 8) Attachment-Archive - (Import Uploads) This folder is used to archive attachments transmitted successfully to eVA. After attachments are transmitted successfully to eVA they are moved to this location. 9) Solicitation - (Import Uploads) This folder is used for dropping interface Solicitation batch files to be transmitted to eVA. 10) Solicitation-Archive - (Import Uploads Archive) This folder is used to archive interface Solicitation files transmitted successfully to eVA. Files transmitted successfully are moved from the Solicitation folder to this folder. You should have a process to periodically delete older files from this location. Important Note: The folder names and paths must match the entries in the FileManager.xml file. Depending on your upload/download needs, you may not need to create all the folders listed above, except for the Common folders. The DGS IT contact will help you with this setup. ====================================== C. Provide Directory Structure To DGS ====================================== Provide the absolute path of the folders where the client is installed from step B. including the sub-folders created to the DGS IT support team. This information is used by the DGS IT support team to create a configuration file (FileManager.xml) that must be placed in the base directory (For example C:\DGSeVAClient5.0\). This configuration file (FileManager.xml) includes a unique shared key that is assigned to your agency or institution. =================================== D. Executing DGS eVA File Transfer =================================== After the DGS IT support team provides the FileManager.xml file, place it in the base directory where the client is installed. The client is now ready for use by executing the runFTC.bat file. It can be run manually or called by a scheduler. Using our example, the file is found in C:\DGSeVAClient5.0\runFTC.bat. ================== runFTC.bat content ================== rem executable must be in base directory alongside all jar files and FileManager.xml. jdk8u275-b01-jre\bin\java -classpath .\fileManager.jar;.\commons-codec-1.10.jar;.\xercesImpl.jar;.\resolver.jar;.\serializer.jar;.\xml-apis.jar;.\jcert.jar;.\jnet.jar;.\jsse.jar;.\ibm_jsse.jar cova.dgs.eva.fileManager echo done with run rem pause The script "runFTC.bat" can be used to upload/download files using the specifications in the FileManager.xml file. Please contact the DGS IT support team if you have any issues installing or using the File Transfer Client.