file adapter

[Former Member]

hi all,

what applications use file adapter?

regards,

keerthi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Keerthi,

File adapters are protocol that used to transfer the data [file (as XML format or as CSV (Comma Separated Value) format)] between systems in OS level. The main use is that it can interchange data between SAP and NonSAP systems. Considerably, these are the easiest way to integration between the systems.

Hope this ans will help you.

The Qst is not properly understandable, I can help you if it is properly asked..

Regards

Vinod V Pillai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi all,

it means that what systems use file adapter?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi keerthi,

It depends on the nature of the system.

For example consider a real time scenario of point of sales system, which can take only file as input or provide file as out, then we go for file adapters.

suppose there is System A which has defined its file format, and it i will provide the file in this format only, then XI can use the file format to build the interface and later process it. Hence we need to pick the files using file adapters.

Hope its clear now.

regards

Ramesh P

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Keerthi,

<b>it means that what systems use file adapter?</b>

Whenever u need to send one/multiple file from one system to another system XI uses FILE Adapter.

see when XI is communicating with other SAP sytem ..XI communicates by RFC/IDoc/Proxy... so no question of FILE adapter.

Whenever XI communicates with a Database it uses JDBC.

So mostly..FILE adapters are used to pick file from LEGACY systems..like java systems,.net systems,webservices, ms sql server,AS400 (mainframe system) etc and vice versa.

Regards

Biplab

[Former Member]

Hi,

File adapter: Sender

File system access parameter

File Typefor this adapter is Text OR Binary

File processing parameters are as follows

1 Quality of Services

1.1 Best Effort

1.2 EO

1.3 EOIO (Specific queue name in this case it will be created in XI Automatically)

2 Poll Interval

3 Processing Mode are as follows

3.1 Archive -- timestamp possible

3.1 Set to Read Only

3.1 Delete

3.1 Test

4 Processing Sequence

5 Operating system command

Points to be noted

1 Used to read and write files at OS level.

2 Exactly one sender agreement per communication channel.

3 At least sender service and interface name must be qualified in the sender agreement.

4 It can also act as an FTP client

FILE ADAPTER: RECEIVER

File system access parameter are as follows

1 File Type: Text OR Binary

2 Target Directory

3 File Name Schema

4 File Construction Mode

4.1 Create

4.2 Append

4.3 Add Timestamp

4.4 Add Message ID

4.5 Add Counter

5 Time Stamp has yyyyMMdd-HHmmss-SSS format

6 Target directory is created if does not exist

7 Quality of service is inherited from the integration server

file adapter is used to transfer the file in text or XML etc format.

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Regards,

Sumit Gupta

[Former Member]

hi keerthi,

The applications which consumes files as input or can provide file as an output to other application then we use file adapter.

clearly, if

System A can produce and consume only files as resource then we will go for file adapters

regards

Ramesh P

[vikas_agarwal]

Hi Keerthi,

what do you mean by applications here??

If you want to know the use of file adapter:

1) It is used to read and write the files at OS level.

2)It can act as an FTP client,meaning it can perform Get and Put in the sender and receiver case respectively.

For more information:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0b/9a50465ccf84479e39a6d50c90fb3f/frameset.htm

Regards,

Vikas

[nisarkhan_n]

If i have understood your question correctly.

Applications which are mainly closed systems which process the data in the format varying from normal UTF or encoding type in files.

If not elobrate your question.