Send files from an Azure Files share to an AS2 partner
DocEvent polls your Azure Files (SMB) share on a schedule and sends each collected file to your trading partner over AS2 — signed, encrypted and MDN-tracked. The application keeps writing to the share; DocEvent does the AS2.
From
Azure Files Pull
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 Azure Files Pull to AS2 routing works
Source
Azure Files
DocEvent checks your Azure Files share on a schedule and collects new files.
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 Azure Files Pull
Scheduled polling of an Azure Files (SMB) share using the storage account name and access key. Collects from a directory with filename pattern filtering and completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to an archive folder.
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 Azure Files Pull → AS2 channel.
- Transmit EDI that a lift-and-shift application writes to an SMB share
- Give a Windows workload on Azure Files a compliant AS2 outbox
- Send partner documents from a file share on a schedule
- Keep the SMB workflow and add AS2 without touching the application
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the Azure Files Pull or AS2 side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
Azure Files
Scheduled polling of an Azure Files (SMB) share using the storage account name and access key. Collects from a directory with filename pattern filtering and completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to an archive folder.
DocEvent checks your Azure Files share on a schedule and collects new files.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