Configure a communication channel

Hi,
I am new to XI and still learning at the moment. I am trying to configure a communication channel for my SOAP Receiver at the moment. However when I try to assign a value to service, the dialogue box did not have any option for me to put it in. I just want to know where I can configure the service so I can use it when I configure my communication channel.
Thanks in advance
Wing

Hi Wing
You can create the communication channel for the Business System if you have not included it in your Landscape.
In ID follow these steps -->
Select Service without Party
   Select Business Service
      From the context Menu --- Select New ( create one Business Service e.g WS_BusService )
         Now select this Business Service & you will found Communication Channel. Now here you can create the SOAP adapter.
Also dont forget to explicitly select your Inbound Message Interface in Business Service " Receiver " tab else you won't be able to see it during Interface Determination.
- Lalit -

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Configuring a Communication Channel for an Adapter Engine other than the default engine.
See: help.sap.com for Communication Channel http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1b/d5ef3b1ad56d4fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
It states under 'Adapter Configuration', that you can specify the Adapter Engine you want to use in the Adapter Engine dropdown box.
I have activated the XI components on my ERP system using transaction SICF, but what do I have to do to make the other adapter engines show up in the dropdown list when configuring an adapter?
Maybe some background would be helpful: This is for a scenario that will send a file from an external system to one of the ERP systems in our landscape. BUT, the system admins have decided to revoke our FTP accounts (because they have their reasons), so I need to create a File Adapter that will drop the file on the file system of that ERP system, due to visibility I want to use the integrated Adapter Engine that comes with the ERP system, but need to know how/what I'm missing in setting up this scenario.

Hi Anesh,
>>>>but what do I have to do to make the other adapter engines show up in the dropdown list when configuring an adapter?
in order to use some other adapter engine you
have to install it first by dafault only one
(central) adapter engine is used and it is all
most clients need
if you'd like to use some other adapter engine
(decentralized for example) have a look at thid guide:
<b>Configuring a Local Adapter Engine to Work with a Central Instance</b>
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/03fd85cc-0201-0010-8ca4-a32a119a582d
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michal
<a href="/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions">XI FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions</a>

Possible to configure several communication channels for the same receiver?

Hi,
is it possible to configure several communication channels for one (the same) receiver?
The problem is as follows: I would like to switch between the RFC-channel and the XI-channel, if the RFC-Adapter doesn't work for some reason.
The situation: Our XI3.0 posts messages to several receivers and the switch should be done by changing one table entry which is selected and analysed in an ABAP-Proxy and which could enrich the XML-message. By now, the only chance I see is to change the respective entries in the Integration Directory for each receiver separately.
Thanks for your help, Peter.

Hi,
>>>>But to be honest: Is it elegant to double the receivers?
of course not:)
but this is the only way I believe
(cause you cannot assign conditions to receiver agreements)
you could also create two messages (practically two flows)
but would it be more elegant?
BTW
in my opinion you should try restarting RFC channel
and not create two - just in case...
if RFC doesn't always work why don't you use another one only?
this would just simplify your scenario (maintanance of just a number of communication channels and not 2 x number of communication channels)
Regards,
michal
Message was edited by: Michal Krawczyk

Error during the configuration of communication channel

Hi ,
I am trying to create a senario where XI will send the DEBMAS Idocs to the SAP system.
Can you please help me as to how sould i go about configuring this senarion.
The error i am getting is -
Communication channel is not configured correctly. Choose a different communication channel----- when i am trying to assign the communication channel to the receiver.
Thanks for the help
Nikhil

Hi,
1. at first you can take a look at:
http://server:port/mdt/amtServlet
find you channnel type and your channel and see if there's any error over there
2.tell us all of the channel parameters that you've configured so far
Regards,
michal

How to configure receiver communication channel in File to mail scenario?

Hi all,
I'm working in FIle-to-Mail Scenario. I did all the required configuration In Integration repository. As per my Scenario whenever a text file stored in Application server of the R/3 system. it should be sent as a attchment with a mail.so i set a sender communication channel with file adapter in sender R/3 system . i dont know which business system should i refer for my receiver communication channel.because my receiver end is a mail server. should i create any third party business system for this one?
can anyone suggest me to define a receiver comm channel in a right manner?
helpful answers will be rewarded.

Hi,
Check these
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/11/23/xi-html-e-mails-from-the-receiver-mail-adapter
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/03/07/mail-adapter-xi--how-to-implement-dynamic-mail-address
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/12/18/xi-sender-mail-adapter--payloadswapbean--step-by-step
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1685 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]
/people/prasad.ulagappan2/blog/2005/06/07/mail-adapter-scenarios-150-sap-exchange-infrastructure
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/b4a6490a08cd41a8c91759c3d2f401/content.htm
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Seshagiri

JMS sender communication channel content conversion

Hi,
I struck with the content conversion in the JMS Sender communication channel.
I have configured the communication channel with the filed fixed lengths. (Simple type)
The field fixed lengths i have given are 10,2,3,11
The contents in the file 1000000072 230 111
but, in the input xml after conversion iam getting 100000007 in the first field and 2 in the second field 23 in the third field.
I have configured the sender communication channel as in the document in SDN.
Even, i configured several communication channels. I didn't get this strange error any time.
I have gone through SDN to fix this issue, but i didn't get solution.
If anyone got rectified this kind of error, please answer your solution to me
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Regards,
Krishnaraju.

Hi,
Thanks for all your support. The issue got resolved.
The issue is due to the file, In the file the special characters are appearing. We are not able to see these characters in the notepad, wordpad, text editor.
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Hi All,
           Here i am facing some error with the communication channel in which i have used FILE adapter. Here i am using PI 7.0. Here i have configured the communication channel. but i didn't checked the "operating system commands". and i checked the " adapter specific message attributes". i dont know whether i have to check these adapter specific message attributes or not. When i have gone to runtime work bench there i saw in adapter monitoring. there it is not showing any error. but in communication channel monitoring it is showing that it is having -
"processing errors" but i am not getting where will be the error.. Any new ideas will be appreciated.
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Issue with content conversion in receuver communication channel

Hi,
I am trying to configure receiver communication channel with file adapter and content conversion.
File structure is simple, as shown below:
MT_EmployeeDetails
     Employee_rec
          Employee_rec_struct
               EmpNo
               EmpName
               Address
It should have generated file in the following format:
1101     xxxx     xxxxx
1102     xxxx     xxxxx
1103     xxxx     xxxxx
But it is generating flat file as shown below:
1101     1102     1103     1104
Basically it is populating only first field in the target field. But I could see that the xml file is properly getting
generated in sxmb_moni.Also, when i tried to generate xml file without FCC, it is creating file properly.
following are the parameters I am using:
Employee_rec_struct.fielSeparator     '0x09'
Employee_rec_struct.endSeparator     'nl'
pls let me know whetehr i need to add any other parameters in FCC.

Hi,
Can u please provide with the exact structure of target... i know u have mentioned it already...
But the hierarchy and occurence is nt clear..
Like
Mt
---Employee(1)
Records(0..unbounded)
Name(1)
Age(1)
So that others here,can easily get vt exactly u want and give the solution....
If ur structure is like..
MT_EmployeeDetails
---Employee_rec
Employee_rec_struct(0..unbounded)
EmpNo
EmpName
Address
Then,
Use,
Employee_rec_struct.fieldSeparator '\t'
end separator is optional... by default its new line characcter.. no need of giving....
U should be giving the recordStructure as Employee_rec_struct,*
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Testing the JDBC adapter communication channel

Hi
I've created an interface which gets the sender payload using a JDBC adapter.
Basis have installed the JDBC driver for the database where the data resides
I've configured the communication channel to poll every 10 minutes
So far nothing appears to be happening
Can I test the communication channel independantly?
Is there a procedure to make the communication channel active?
Is there an admin area where I can see if there is an issue with the communication channel.
I've checked SMQ1, SMQ2 and SXMB_MONI and there are no messages
I've also checked runtime workbench => adapter monitoring => communication channels but I get an empty list
all help will be very much appreciated

Hi Geoff,
It is not possible to check only the communication channel but we can check the complete scenario confogured in Integration Directory.
1. Open ID.
2. Goto Tools.
3. Provide the sender and the receiver parameters.
4. Also provide the payload in the Payload section.
5. Now, goto Test Configuration
6. Select Run.
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Thanks,

Runtime Update of Communication Channel Password

I posted this question in the Security Forum as well as here since I was not sure which was appropriate.
We have a new application, Password Vault, where the company would like to change all passwords on a daily basis. Password Vault has a Java API that will allow me to obtain the password for a specific account. What I would like to know is whether there is a way in PI to create a module that will be called by the Communication Channle when it requires the password which will aloow me to dynamically pass the password to the Communication Channel.
In short, I would like to step in front of all runtime password requests and push the current password to the Communication Channel.
Is this possible and/or where can I go to find more information?

Ok, we have conceded that until SAP makes a change that allows some sort of hook into the Communication Channel so that we can handle the password we will not be able to implement a "pull" type of change.
We have code to extract and log Configuration Scenarios, Communications Channels and Interface Determinations. We also have some code modeled after what Bill Li has done to create a Change List and modify the Communication Channel.
Mostly we need to be able to set a Communication Channel Inactive/Active and change the password.
The part we are struggling with is the role of the Restricted Communication Channel and how to get the information from and existing Communication Channel into the Restricted Communication Channel which is the only thing we can add to the Change List.
It seems like there should be some relatively simple way to do the following:
1. Retrieve a Communication Channel using the API
2. Build a Restricted Communication Channel object with all of the information in the Communication Channel...we know the password is always returned as null and can handle that issue.
3. Modify whatever value we want modified
4. Create a Change List
5. Add the Restricted Communication Channel to the Change List
6. Activate the Change List.
We have no real problems with any of the above except for 2.. How do we build a complete Restricted Communication Channel from the retrieved Communication Channel?

Dynamic Configuration for two file adapters communication channels

Hello Experts!!!!!!
     In one of the interface in my landscape, I am using two file adapters for creating two files with different names and at two different destination on F.T.P.
However the receiver service for both the communication channel are same.
In message mapping I am using multi mapping to create two files out a single message.
Now i have a requirement of changing file path and file name using dynamic configuration for both the comm channel.
When i doing dynamic coniguration for both the comm. channel. My interface is creating two files but with same name and on same destination which is set for second communication channel through dynamic configuration.
Here, I guess the second dynamic configuration is over writing the first dynamic configuration and hence creating two files with same name and at same destination.
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I mean if iam using say comm. channel A and B.
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Configuration Communication channel File Sender Structure

Hello all,
I've a problem with configuration communication channel. My communication channel must be processed the following input structure:
H
HL00000015......
T.....
T.....
D....
HL...
T....
D....
R....
The first field is TYPE, it is my key value.
HEADER.keyFieldValue H
headerline.keyFieldValue HL
line.keyFieldValue T
detail.keyFieldValue D
TOTAL.keyFieldValue R
Recordset Name: file
Recordset Structure:HEADER,1,headerline,,line,,detail,*,TOTAL1
Recordset Sequence: Variable
Recordset per Message *
Key File Name TYPE
I'd like that my structure will be the following, but i don't know if is it possible, because i haven't got any line for item tag.
<file>
<HEADER>
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</HEADER>
<item>
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          <id>HL</id>
          <num></num>
          <...></...>
     </headerline>
     <line>
          <id>T</id>
          <...></...>
     </line>
     <line>
          <id>T</id>
          <...></...>
     </line>
     <detail>
          <id>D</id>
          <...></...>
     </detail>
</item>
<item>
     <headerline>
          <id>HL</id>
          <num></num>
          <...></...>
     </headerline>
     <line>
          <id>T</id>
          <...></...>
     </line>
     <detail>
          <id>D</id>
          <...></...>
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</item>
<TOTAL>
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</TOTAL>
</file>
is it possible to do? How?
Thanks in advanced.
Regards,
Gemma

Hi ,
I think its better idea to give you some more links in addition to above post and let youtry to achieve it instead of giving the direct solution.
File Receiver with Content Conversion
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
Configuring the Receiver File/FTP Adapter
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
File content conversion sites
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2005/08/17/nab-the-tab-file-adapter
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/06/08/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-various-field-lengths-and-variable-substructures-to-xi-30
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2005/08/17/nab-the-tab-file-adapter
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/02/27/content-conversion-the-key-field-problem
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/content.htm
Please see the below links for file content conversion..
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter - FCC
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter - FCC
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns - FCC
Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file)
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file - FCC
/people/harrison.holland5/blog/2006/12/20/xi-configuration-for-mdm-integration--sample-scenario - FCC - MDM
XI in the role of a FTP
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/04/03/xi-in-the-role-of-a-ftp - FCC
File to R/3 via ABAP Proxy
/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/14/file-to-r3-via-abap-proxy - FCC
/people/mickael.huchet/blog/2006/09/18/xipi-how-to-exclude-files-in-a-sender-file-adapter - EOIO - File
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ee/c9f0b4925af54cb17c454788d8e466/frameset.htm - cc
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/content.htm - fcc cOUNTER
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/da1e7c16-0c01-0010-278a-eaed5eae5a5f - conversion agent
If still there is problem let us know so here the XI experties will definately add the solution for your query.
Thanks
swarup.

Dynamic Configuration of Mail receiver Communication Channel

Hi,
like in /people/william.li/blog/2006/04/18/dynamic-configuration-of-some-communication-channel-parameters-using-message-mapping for http receiver CC, i am trying to do header customisation, with XHeaderName1 for mail header fields like content-type, content-disposition, but it doesn't works ...
in my mapping i've added :
> (...)
> DynamicConfigurationKey cDisposition = DynamicConfigurationKey.create("http:/""/sap.com/xi/XI/System/Mail", "XHeaderName1");+
> dynaConf.put(cDisposition, "attachment;filename=myFile.txt");
in Communication Channel ASMA i've added variable header : XHeaderName1 --> Content-Disposition
in monitoring i see that XHeaderName1 is filled with attachment;filename=myFile.txt
but in the mail send like this, this configuration has no effect
Someone can help me ?
Edited by: MedAmine on Aug 19, 2009 3:20 PM

Only one standard mail header field can be influenced: this is indeed "Content-Disposition".
You have done halve way, the only thing you have missed is to set the additional parameter 'OMail.AddContentDisposition' to false within 'Advanced Mode'.
Have a look at this WiKi:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ESOAInfrastructure/Dynamic+Email+Attachment+name+for+Received+Mails+with+ASMA+and+without+using+mail+package

How To Configure XI Receiver Communication Channel ?

Hi Expert,
I have a Scenario wherein i have 2 XI systems & i need to pass the messages between these 2 XI / PI system using XI Adapter. Can any body tell me how to configure the XI Adapter Step by Step. Is it required to Create the SM59 RFC destination with type H. Pl. Explain me in detailed.
Regards
Umesh

Hi Umesh,
In creating XI receover communication channel, you have 2 options for Addressing Type:
1. URL Address - no need to create RFC destination. You just have to specify the XI receiver host name, HTTP port, path (/sap/xi/engine?type=receiver), Authentication data (logon details for SAP Client number of the PI system).
2. HTTP Destination - create RFC destination in SXMB_ADM and specify the RFC destination name in your receiver communication channel.
For SAP documentation, see this link: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi711/helpdata/en/e1/091640a991c742e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Jenny

Sender File Communication Channel Configuration

Hi guys,
We are trying to develop a file-to-Idoc scenario and we are facing some problems in the configuration of the sender file communication channel as far as the file format is concerned. The file, which is a material master file has the following structure:
00.00 FileHeader
30.00 Material n° 1
30.01 Material n° 1
30.00 Material n° 2
30.01 Material n° 2
30.00 Material n° n
30.01 Material n° n
99.00 FileFooter
Initially, I developed 4 datatypes, FileHeader, Record1, Record2 and FileFooter, and 1 datatype to incorporate all of these, but I faced trouble in 'Recordset Structure' attribute in communication channel, where "FileHeader,1,Record1,,Record2,,FileFooter,1" did not work.
After that I thought of creating one more datatype, called Record, with 0..* cardinality, that incorporates Record1 and Record2 with 1 cardinality.
Although I have declared them correctly as "FileHeader,1,Record,*,FileFooter,1" in 'Recordset Structure', I face trouble in the table with the attributes. What shall I use: I have Record1.fieldNames and Record2.fieldNames and fieldFixedLengths, but XI requires Record...
What you suggest?
Evaggelos

Hi,
I understand your problem....
I actually didn't look at the key fields...properly..
You have said that when you had tried taking Record1 and Record2 in your structure you had problems...
I think the second way which you are trying would not work..!
Can you try this..I am not sure if it will work..
Have your structure as
MT
+Record
++Header
++Record1
++Record2
++Trailer
So your Recordset name would be :Record
RecordsetStructure would be Header,1,Record1,,Record2,,Trailer,1
and then all the other parameters like fieldNames,fixedFieldLength,keyFieldValue...for Header,Record1,Record2,Trailer
U might just try out with this
Regards,
Manjusha.

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