OFTP File Transfer
OFTP Connectivity
Odette-Certified OFTP2 Connectivity for Secure B2B Transfer & EDI. Simply Drag, Drop, and Go.
Why CData Arc OFTP
Enterprise OFTP, Simplified
From installation to secure partner communication — in under 30 minutes.
Odette Certified OFTP
Odette-Certified OFTP. Supports essential capabilities like OFTP VLM & OFTP Restart — every test, every time.
Major MFT Protocols
Add-on support for all major MFT transports including AS2, AS4, SFTP, FTPS, and more.
Easy to Setup & Configure
From installation to secure partner communication in under 30 minutes. Plug in, configure, and go.
Flexible Integration
Powerful enough to solve today’s integration challenges, and flexible enough to grow with you.
Platform Capabilities
OFTP Trusted by Enterprises and Suppliers Worldwide
CData Arc is a robust file transfer management system that comprehensively supports OFTP(2).
- OFTP Send — Schedule and automate outgoing OFTP file transfers.
- OFTP Receive — Receive and auto-process files from your partners.
- OFTP EDI — Exchange secure EDIFACT documents such as INVOIC, ORDERS, ASN, and more.
- Secure Encryption — AES 256 encryption, Open PGP & enterprise-grade security.
- 100K+ Transfers/Day — Send & receive large files at high volume.
- Full Audit Logs — Audit-ready logs track transactions and server access.
- Non-Repudiation — MDNs provide proof your partners receive your messages.
- Synchronous & Asynchronous Messaging — Handle any workflow with CData Arc.
- Auto-Retry — Never fail to send a message to your partners with auto-retry.
- Total Certificate Management — Create, import, and export digital certificates.
- Alerts & Notifications — Receive automatic status alerts on OFTP transfers.
- Comprehensive OFTP2 — Certified for all OFTP profiles.
- 15+ Years — Certified every test, every time.
Workflow Designer
Simple, Visual UI Meets Powerful Extensibility
A world-class platform built on a fast, high-performance framework that empowers the automated enterprise.
- CData Arc provides a beautifully simple visual UI to configure & monitor OFTP file transfers.
- For developers? A powerful scripting engine complete with Admin API access, webhooks, event triggers, and total extensibility.
- Use extensible scripting to peek into files and trigger conditional workflows.
- Deploys on-premise, in the cloud, on Docker, even inside AWS & Azure.
- Set up connections to trading partners in minutes.
- Synchronize processes by connecting in-motion data to back-end systems.
- Streamline data exchanges between internal systems and trading partners.
Quick Setup
More About CData Arc
CData Arc is a robust, affordable B2B & managed file transfer platform. OFTP is one of our most popular connectors, particularly among customers in the European automotive industry. See our complete documentation for a full technical walkthrough of how OFTP(2) works in CData Arc.
Full OFTP Documentation
Odette-Certified
Odette is the premier certifying body for the Odette File Transport Protocol (OFTP) standard. Odette uses interoperability testing to verify transactions maintain security & integrity during OFTP transmission. To achieve this certification, CData Arc successfully conducted thousands of tests so you can rely on stability in production.
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What is OFTP?
OFTP stands for Odette File Transfer Protocol and is a communications technology built specifically for B2B document exchange, primarily for the European automotive industry. Consisting of just fourteen commands, it is designed for maximum efficiency and ease, enabling large transmission windows with file restart, data compression, and security.
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