MDIS skipping import of blank files

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have a situation where in the Inbound Port at times a blank text file /0KB file arrives . Since the port is set for automated polling the blank file also gets picked up and moves to the Archive . However there is an integration process which needs to write contents /data in that file .This process of writing has a time lag of few seconds . Since the file has moved to Archive by that time the process do not find place to write its content .

Is there any way we can configure MDIS not to import any 0 KB file .

Thanks,

Prabuddha

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Prabuddha,

there is no such setting in MDM. I think it may be better to write the file to another directory and, after writing is finished, copy it to the port folder of MDM.

Best regards

Christian

[Former Member]

Thanks for all the propositions

[Former Member]

Hi,

Generally, blank files go to the structural expeption folder. It is not supposed to go to Archive folder as i observed in my projects. i do not know why in your case files are going to Archive folder.

As per mandeep, you may ignore these blank files at XI level.

Thanks,

Narendra

[Former Member]

Hi Prabuddha,

I agree with Christian that there is no such setting in MDM.

I would suggest if you are using PI as middle ware to send this 0 kb xml file at ready folder, you can stop this in PI.

In PI>communication Channel>Processing Tab-->Empty-Message Handling=Ignore.

So in this way file with Empty XML file (0 KB) at ready folder of MDM will not come and thus will not go Archive folder.

Regards,

Mandeep Saini