Additional file in File adapter

Hi,
I have two File scenario inbound and outbound.
Outbound:
In this scenario we are sending a File using File Adapter.Our requirement is we have to count number of data records and then write the number of records in other file.We won't be writing number of total records in same data file but other file which will have only value for total number of records and the extension of this file will be different.
Inbound:
In Inbound we have two file one with data and other with total number of records in first file.We need to pick both files and then validate in sap that total number of records from first file is equal to value in the second file.
Can we achieve this without using BPM?If yes please let me know all steps required.
If we have to use BPM then how much file size can BPM handle.Any one has some experience using BPM for large files.
Thanks in advance.
Rekha.

Hi Rekha,
you can realize the outbound scenario without BPM with a message split : <a href="/people/jin.shin/blog/2006/02/07/multi-mapping-without-bpm--yes-it146s-possible without BPM - Yes, its possible!</a>
The inbound scenario can be done with a <a href="/people/alessandro.guarneri/blog/2006/03/27/sap-xi-lookup-api-the-killer.
BPM should be able to handle large files. It is only slow. So if you have to much of large files it can be a problem. The bottle neck for large files is assumedly the mapping. Depending on mapping content, hardware and kind of mapping in this sequence files of 40 - 200 MB should be mappable (appreciated).
Regards,
Udo

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