can PI listen to message on FTP server?

[peter_wallner2]

Dear experts,

We have an external system that places messages on our FTP server. Now those messages need to be processed within 5-10 seconds. Defining a job in R3 that does that will not work because the time interval of a few seconds is too difficult to handle for a job.

Now my question: Can I have PI 7.1 check for messages on that FTP server? And, yes I know I could do it with an FTP receiver communication channel and R3 would be the receiving system.

But is there another possibility besides an FTP receiver?

Thank you for any ideas!

Best regards,

Peter

[Shabarish_Nair · Accepted solution]

Simplest way is to have a file to IDoc/ABAP Proxy scenario with the file adapter polling for the files every 5 seconds

[peter_wallner2 · Accepted solution]

Hello Shabarish Vijayakumar,

Thank you for your answer - I will suggest that to my colleagues!

Best regards,

Peter

[Former Member]

Peter,

But is there another possibility besides an FTP receiver?

Shouldn't this be an FTP sender channel? Since you mentioned this twice in your post, I am thinking it's not a typo error. Please correct me if I am wrong.

You can follow the suggestion given by Shabz in the above post.

Regards,

Neetesh

[peter_wallner2]

Hello Neetesh,

Yes, it would have to be a FTP sender channel - you are right!

Best regards,

Peter