Customizing Time Stamp In Receiver File Adapter

Hi,
I am working in a XI to file adapter scenario.
The default time stamp in receiver file adapter is yyyyMMdd-HHmmss-SSS.
I want to time stamp as "ABC_MM_DD_YYYY_HH_MM_SS".
i searched SDN,but not getting an end to end approach.
Like...I developed a UDF ,but when I map it to receiver root node..I am getting error.
Please help.
Just request for a step by step procedure.
Also,ASMA is not v clear to me......
Plzzzzzzzzzzzz help!!
Regards.

Hi sriparna,
The timestamp used by the File Receiver Adapter is a default pattern, to achieve that you have to use a UDF in the middle of the MM and set the receiver file name with the ASMA, read this for further information:
´´´´ Dynamic Configuration vs Variable Substitution - The Ultimate Battle for the File Name
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2009/03/26/dynamic-configuration-vs-variable-substitution--the-ultimate-battle-for-the-file-name
It really helps,
regards,
Juan.

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