Information in File Adapter.

[former_member581827]

Dear all,

I have some doubts in File Adapters.

1. Are any tools used used for the development of FTP interfaces?

2. Does anyone have idea on Pre-processors and does it have any relation with File adapters?

3. Merits and Demerits in File Adapters.

4. Difference between using NFS and FTP in File adapters.

Expecting your kind and quick response.

Chandra

[prabhu_s2 · Accepted solution]

<b>1. Are any tools used used for the development of FTP interfaces?</b>

U need to have FTP in place with access granted. this will suffice to have file scenario configured WRT XI

<b>3. Merits and Demerits in File Adapters.</b>

demerits: file cannot be processed for complex strucutres

<b>4. Difference between using NFS and FTP in File adapters.</b>

/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/08/01/along-came-a-file-adapter-mr-ftp-and-rest-of-the-gang

You could refer the Bible of protocols for more information.

NFS : http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1094.txt

FTP : http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959

[former_member581827 · Accepted solution]

Hi Prabhu,

demerits: file cannot be processed for complex strucutres.

Please can you elaborate what type of complex structures, some examples.

Regards,

Chandra.

[bhavesh_kantilal · Accepted solution]

Content Conversion in File Adapters can create only strcutures shown in this link.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm

They do not support a deep nested strcuture for content conversion.

Regards

Bhavesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Chandra

Complex structes are as follows . when you want to convert into flat strcture to this you cant convert it by using File adater you have to use XSLT or other techinques to handle this situation.

<root>

<subroot1>

<subroot2>

<subroot3>

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Sreeram Reddy

[Former Member]

Hi Chandra,

For difference between using NFS and FTP please check these links:

<a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NFS.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NFS.html</a>

<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-nfs.html">http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-nfs.html</a>

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol">FTP</a>

Regards,

Subhasha Ranjan

[Former Member]

HI,

1. Are any tools used used for the development of FTP interfaces?

not clear , no tool , dont mind XI is tool to develop.and you need FTP.

2. Does anyone have idea on Pre-processors and does it have any relation with File adapters?

see this link

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9913a954-0d01-0010-8391-8a307644...

3. Merits and Demerits in File Adapters.

it is not easy to handle complex structures with File adapter, also big size files cannot be handle easily.ex :more that 20 MB.

4. Difference between using NFS and FTP in File adapters.

see below links

/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/08/01/along-came-a-file-adapter-mr-ftp-and-rest-of-the-gang

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1094.txt

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959

[bhavesh_kantilal]

One issue with file adapters currently is the limitations on the size of the file that it can process.

SAP recommends a file size of 5 MB, but in real time one comes across requirements where you need to porcess bigger files and you might need to quicksize your hardware or split your file and so on.

Regards

Bhavesh

[Former Member]

Chandra,

1. Are any tools used used for the development of FTP interfaces?

>> NO.for FTP ing we have different FTP softwares available suck as Glide FTP etc.

2. Does anyone have idea on Pre-processors and does it have any relation with File adapters?

3. Merits and Demerits in File Adapters.

Mertis : simple and easy to use.

4. Difference between using NFS and FTP in File adapters.

NFS is used in local system.