File Share

[Former Member]

I am not sure how to frame this question, but excuse me if I am trying to convey something wrong.

Let us say I have a C drive with a folder Test.

Now I want the XI to read the above C:\Test folder? For this what should I do?

Thanks.

[bhavesh_kantilal · Accepted solution]

Hi Rohini,

You will habve to give the IP address of the machine , followed by the shared folder name.

Say you have shared the folder Test in your Remote machine.

Then, the path in the File Adapter will be,

<b>
ipadress\TEST\filename.xml</b>

Regards,

Bhavesh

[moorthy]

Hi

If you use NFS Protocol-

If your XI server is running on Unix platform then you'll get the access only after mounting your system as a drive. This is equivalent to the windows network mapping.

If so you can access directly with \Ip address\Folder

If you use FTP Protocol-

Then your FTP server should be installed on the your machine or the network where XI is steup.

This is inaddition to others replies-

REgards,

Moorthy

[Former Member]

Hi Rohini,

The best practice is to set up the global Path in the XI server which u can view by the transaction AL11, basis can configure this for you and you can write a ABAP program to upload the file from your presentation server (Local drive)to the Application server (XI) system.

you can view those file from the above t code AL11.

I f you need some help in the code for uploading/download from App server let me know your email Id .

Regards,

Shree

[Former Member]

Rohini,

In addition to other posts...

This procedure is actually called as UNC(Universal Naming Convention).

Googling "Universal Naming Convention" will also give u more information.

Try this: http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214159,00.html

-Naveen.

[Former Member]

Hi,

You cannot specify a local drive as the location for polling.

This c:\test folder can be given as the path,only if the machine you are working on is the xi server.

If not, you will have to access the xi server from your machine, by giving the server's ip address, and navigate to a shared folder which has read and write access and place the files that you want xi to read.

Make sure, you specify the same path in the file adapter too.

Regards,

Smitha.