Relays in a flow

A relay is a product used to route a file from a source to a target or another relay. A relay can push the files it receives to the next application or product in the flow, which is the target or another relay. It also can pull files from the source or another relay in the flow.

You can define multiple relays in a flow. For example, a bank's branches in the United States must send files to its branches in France. The files are transferred through a central relay in the United States to a central relay in France, which sends the files to the branches.

The following are reasons for using relays.

• Reduce network complexity and cost. If multiple groups of stores are sending files to a corporate system, all files can pass through the relay to corporate using a single network connection. Also, if there are multiple regional networks, you can route traffic through a regional hub system that acts as a relay and sends files on to another regional hub, which then distributes files to one or more targets.
• Simplify tracking of flows and simplify identifying and resolving problems. Using Central Governance monitoring, you can track a flow from source to target through one or more relays.

For more information see Transfer CFT as relay in PeSIT flows, , and SecureTransport as relay in flows.