Communication channel Availability

Question

Hi All,
I am having a File to File scenario wherein there is no mapping involved.You can say as good as using a FTP.I am using XI in this scenario purely because of client requirement.
Problem Statement :
I need to pick up the source file from a particular folder and send it to target folder at a paticular time say 8:00 am daily.
Steps taken:
To take in this requirement, I have configured the Sender communication channel (Type File) availability to 8:00am  - 8:15am daily.This was done by going to RWB>CC Monitoring>Control data(Automatic)
   Settings :
   Details Tab:
   1)Description: Just any characters here
   2)Active: Checked
   3)Availability Time - Daily
         At (Time):8.00    For (Duration): 15      Minutes 
         Series Start:  Start Date        Series End:     End Date
         Availability Times From : -same as above-
   Communication channel Tab:
   Communication Channel:<Sender Communication channel Name>
All above config is saved.
Problem encountered:
Now when I do the above steps, XI does take not only the file from source for 8-8:15 duration but also outside it. So file which comes in source folder after 8:15 am say at 9:00 is also picked up by XI, which ideally should not be the case.
My Query :
Am I going wrong somewhere while configuring the availability of Comm channel?
Regards,
Shiben

Answer 1

Hi Shiben,
Could you please check the Control Data state of Communication channel, it should be Automatically (not Manually)
&#9679;      Manual
You control the communication channel by choosing Start or Stop.
&#9679;      Automatic
The communication channel is controlled by availability times.
&#9679;      External
The communication channel is controlled by an HTTP request.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/2a1a8620323f0ee10000000a114a6b/content.htm
Cheers,
Jag
Edited by: jag on May 7, 2008 5:41 PM