Send files from a folder on your own machine to an AS2 partner
The DocEvent Agent watches a folder on your own machine — picked from the web console — and each new file is signed, encrypted and transmitted to your trading partner over AS2, with the MDN receipt tracked. Outbound TLS only, no AS2 software on site.
From
DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
To
AS2
Receive endpoints
Cloud storage
Amazon S3
S3 Compatiblepull
GCS Blobpull
Azure Blobpull
Azure Data Lakepull
Azure Filespull
Servers & protocols
FTP Pull
SFTP Pull
HTTP Upload
Email
Apps & trading partners
SharePointpull
AS2trading partner
On-premise
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
DocEvent
routes · retries · logs
Send endpoints
Servers & protocols
FTP / FTPS
SFTP
Webhook
Email
Apps & trading partners
SharePoint
AS2trading partner
On-premise
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
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How DocEvent Agent (on-prem) to AS2 routing works
Source
DocEvent Agent
A DocEvent Agent running on your own machine watches a folder and sends new files into the channel.
DocEvent Channel
routes · retries · logs
Destination
AS2
Files are delivered to an AS2 trading partner — signed, encrypted, and tracked until the MDN receipt comes back.
1
File arrives via DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
Enroll the agent once and manage everything from the web console — browse the machine remotely to pick the watched folder, with no local config files. It connects outbound over TLS (no inbound ports) and confirms every transfer.
2
Channel routes it
DocEvent's channel server matches the incoming file to your configured route, queues it for delivery, and ensures no file is ever lost — even during downstream outages.
3
Delivered to AS2
Outbound AS2 (RFC 4130) delivery to your partner's AS2 URL. Messages are signed (SHA-256, SHA-384 or SHA-512) and encrypted (AES-256, AES-192, AES-128 or 3DES for legacy partners) using the partner's certificate, and can be compressed. Ask for a synchronous MDN, an asynchronous MDN, or none at all — signed receipts are verified and recorded, and a message whose receipt never arrives is parked for reprocessing instead of being quietly lost. Re-sends carry the same Message-ID, so a partner's duplicate detection suppresses them.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a DocEvent Agent (on-prem) → AS2 channel.
- Drop EDI into a local folder and have it leave as AS2
- Choose the watched folder remotely from the web console
- Retire an on-premise AS2 server and keep the same output directory
- Transmit to trading partners from a machine with no inbound ports
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the DocEvent Agent (on-prem) or AS2 side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
DocEvent Agent
Enroll the agent once and manage everything from the web console — browse the machine remotely to pick the watched folder, with no local config files. It connects outbound over TLS (no inbound ports) and confirms every transfer.
A DocEvent Agent running on your own machine watches a folder and sends new files into the channel.Destination:
AS2
Outbound AS2 (RFC 4130) delivery to your partner's AS2 URL. Messages are signed (SHA-256, SHA-384 or SHA-512) and encrypted (AES-256, AES-192, AES-128 or 3DES for legacy partners) using the partner's certificate, and can be compressed. Ask for a synchronous MDN, an asynchronous MDN, or none at all — signed receipts are verified and recorded, and a message whose receipt never arrives is parked for reprocessing instead of being quietly lost. Re-sends carry the same Message-ID, so a partner's duplicate detection suppresses them.
Files are delivered to an AS2 trading partner — signed, encrypted, and tracked until the MDN receipt comes back.Automatic retries with exponential back-off
Full end-to-end audit log for every file
Zero-code setup via the DocEvent UI
Reliable delivery even during downstream outages
Related channel integrations
Other destinations from DocEvent Agent (on-prem)