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Creating a Protocol Schema

Protocol Schemas define protocol information needed to transport content to the Presentation Server. If you cannot use the Local File System, SSHFTP, SFTP, FTP, and HTTP(S) protocols provided for transporting your content, create a custom Protocol Schema in the Content Manager Explorer.

Before you begin

Users with system administration privileges can create a custom Protocol Schema.

About this task

You can create a custom Protocol Schema (and Sender) to transport content over any protocol that is by default not supported. For example, a default installation of SDL Tridion does not support the following protocols:

  • SCP (Secure Copy), which uses SSH1 (Secure Shell version 1).
  • FTPS, also known as FTP/SSL, that is, FTP using SSL (Secure Socket Layer).

Procedure

  1. Open Content Manager Explorer.
  2. Select Administration in the navigation pane.
  3. Expand the Publishing Management > Protocol Schemas node.
  4. Open the Ribbon toolbar Administration tab and select New Protocol Schema.
    The New Protocol Schema window opens.
  5. In the General tab, fill in the following fields:
    Name
    A unique name for this Schema
    Description
    A description for this Protocol Schema.
    Root element name
    The Sender protocol name, such as "FTP" or "HTTPS".
  6. In the Design tab, add fields by clicking the Add button. For each added field, specify the following field parameters:
    XML Name
    The definition of the parameter you want to pass to your Sender, such as Host, Port, or Username, for example. This name is case-sensitive.
    Description
    A brief description of the parameter.
    Type
    Specify Text or Number (specify Number if you are defining a port number) and, if necessary, define parameters for the type.
    Other fields
    Leave all other fields as they are.
  7. Click Save and Close.

What to do next

To send out content over this protocol, you must also make a custom Sender. For more information, see Implementing custom transport.