How do I map a drive for file adapter

Question

I am using a File adapter in XI, and would like to read files from a different server. 
In the file adapter, there is no place for a username/password, so I need to map a drive first, then use the drive letter in the file adapter.
eg Source Directory = G:\FTP-Data\sapgms\GMSToXI
On the source server (call it DATASERVER), there is a local user created with rights to the appropriate data directory.
I can logon to the XI server as the XI user (eg xidadm) and map a drive, entering username of DATASERVER\username, put in password, and  marking as "Reconnect at logon"
The problem is that when logging back in, the system prompts for the password.  This is no good for the XI application service.
A NET USE command in the startup directory works when I log on myself (eg net use Z:
dataserver1\CorpData /USER:dataserver1\xid_user password1) , but still does not make the drive available for the XI application.
The XI user (eg xidadm) is local to the XI server, so cannot be given access on the data server.
I have been using FTP successfully, but have suddenly found that the administrators do not want FTP running on the production data server...
So my question is:
is there any place I can map a drive with a specified username/password, and make that drive available to the file adapter in XI?
Thanks
Michael
Message was edited by: Michael Inglis

Answer 1

Hi Michael,
We are trying to configure similar scenario using Sender File (NFS) adapter from SAP server directory to XI.
We have done the following steps:
1) Map the SAP drive (
SERVER\interface\ACH) <b>in XI system</b> windows explorer. It created an entry "Ach on SERVER\interface" and I can see all files in SAP directory from XI.
2) Created SAPServiceXID user <b>in SAP system</b> with the same password as in XI.
We tried all source directory names, but in Adapter Monitoring we still get error saying that Directory doesn't exist.
What is the sharename in the directory you mentioned?? (In
servername\sharename\path)
In our SAP system (SERVER) files are under following directory d:\interface\ACH and in XI we mapped it under G drive which shows as "Ach on SERVER\interface"
Are we missing anything here??
Hi Wouter,
Did you guys make this thing work?? We are having the same problem. If you figured it out..please let me know.
Thank You,
Indrasena Janga