BPM - merge files based on file name
Hi All,
i need to collect two source files based on the file name in BPM and then process it.
Lets say, i need to collect a header file and a items file. but any point of time, there can be more than one header and more than one item file in the source folder. and i need to collect the header and its corresponding/related item file.
can anyone help me how to achieve it in BPM? whats the correlation i need to give? is it possible to have a java code executed in BPM?
Is it possible to take care of this at adapter level itself while picking the file? if so, whats the file name scheme can i give?
Faster reply is very much appreciated.
Thanks n regards,
Rashmi
hi,
we can have the header file as header and item file as item. basically based on our convenient we can suggest the file name to the sender. so scheme can be anything that fits our requirement
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