Http adapter question

This may be a very stupid question but, I have set up a http adapter but i am unsure of the syntax used to post the data to it via a URL. Each different way, i keep getting a Bad Syntax status. If I post the address of the TransportServerlet in a browser, I do get the settings displayed, but I just can't send data to it.

Hi,
I may not be able to reply to your question, cause actually i have a question for you. How did you use the HTTP adapter.Cause in Jdeveloper i dont find the adpter in the services list. So please tell me how did you get the HTTP adpater.Did you install it explicitly?
regards,
Sriram

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Srinivas
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> 1. If SAPI PI sends for example 100 (different) messages to the EDI system every day, will PI make 100 web service calls to the EDI system to send each individual message?
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>
> 2. Please explain how PI will use the HTTP URL to send the messages to the EDI system. Any document/blogs to explain how HTTP adapter works for exchanging messages with third party systems (web service capable)? Did not find anything good one in SDN.
>
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AS2 from:    hgdfdjfhd
AS2 to:        fhdfjdfdfnd
subject:       hdsjdhsdsd
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dsgdsjfgdsfggf
hfdjhfdhfdjfdfhhdsfh
hgdsjfgdsjfgdfdgfdg
gfdsahdgsdfdgfgdsg
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Alexander
If I understand your question right, you are wondering what is in between the URL and the XML message. If yes, you need to understand how data exchange happens using HTTP.
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Hello
As a process you have done well. I suspect the problem could be with " SSL Client Certificate ". Check weather the SSL Client Certificate is Valid version.
Best practice.
 Alway when we are communicating with HTTP outbound. It is better to have a STANDALONE ftp location for both SENDER and RECEIVE xml DATA transfter files.
 I hope I answered your question. It was nice answering your question. Feel free to reach SDN if you have any questions.
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Dear Xun Liu,
 If you need <PACKET type="REQUEST" version="1.0" >, then you need to create attributes 'type' and 'version' under node <PACKET>. At mapping level you can pass constant values for those attibutes.
Regards,
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Hi - Hopefully this is a straight-forward question. I need to fetch a file from an external source (vendor) using a url that they provided us. Secondly, the url and file change each run. Here is the scenario:
#1.
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Hi,
Considering that HTTP adapters also support transport ack's, I dont think this should be a problem and it should work just as it did with file adapters.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5ab43b274a960de10000000a114084/content.htm
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hi.....what kind of questions will ask on Adapters in XI certification

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some more question on adapters:
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Hi folks,
Here is a requirement
I need to read a file sent as an http object stream through XI and then updated the same in a database table in R/3?
How can i configure the http adapter so that it reads the file stream
regards
krishna
Message was edited by:
Krishnamoorthy Ramakrishnan

Thanks bhavesh
Though your reply and reference did not directly answer my question, which i will explain below concisely, it did help me to get an idea about how to handle my requirement.
Please read and give me your valuable advise.
The sender is a distributor that wants to send some text file to a file server in XI.The sender will have to send the file as a http stream link. XI has to read the file from the http stream and push it to a file server in XI. for this, i have identified that
1. At outbound/sender side, there is an HTTP adapter in XI.
2.The request to XI should be of the some think like
http://<host>:<port>/file stream.....
3. At inbound side , I have a java server proxy as suggested in the blog.
4. The server proxy will use a http client connection to read the file stream and another ftp client to push it to the file server
Do you think this would realize the requirement?
I have also got a question here
With the above mentioned URL, will the sender be able to communicate with XI, since the client is outside the network and has access to internet only. How can it communicate with XI?
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Kind Regards
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Sender Synchronous HTTP Adapter

My Scenario HTTP (Synchronous) to XI to R/3(Synchronous RFC)
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Hi,
Create communication channels. One for Http as a sender and one for your receiver
The Receiver Agreement for Idoc. HTTP doesnt need a sender agreement.
The Receiver Determination and Interface Determination.
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Normally seperate tool (code) is used but the easiest is as below
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/79973cc73af456e10000000a114084/content.htm
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/64db4daf9f30b4e10000000a11466f/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/bc/bb79d6061007419a081e58cbeaaf28/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/79973cc73af456e10000000a114084/content.htm
Weblog :
/people/sriram.vasudevan3/blog/2005/01/11/demonstrating-use-of-synchronous-asynchronous-bridge-to-integrate-synchronous-and-asynchronous-systems-using-ccbpm-in-sap-xi - although this weblog is
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https://media.sdn.sap.com/SDNTV/main.asp?mediaId=107
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Hi Experts,
I am in a confusion that :- I think i am asking you a small question, please correct me if i am wrong
1. Do IDOC Adapter has both Sender / Receiver IDOC ( my assumption is it has only receiver Adapter )
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2. Do HTTP Adapter has both Sender / Receiver IDOC ( my assumption is it has only receiver Adapter )
when i searched SDN, i am getting both sender and receiver Adapter, but as far as now i used only receiver Adapter.
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Nissi

>
NissiRaj wrote:
> 1. Do IDOC Adapter has both Sender / Receiver IDOC ( my assumption is it has only receiver Adapter )
> Nissi
We have IDoc Adapter for sender / receiver side, When we are working on ABAP Stack systems like Integration between ECC System to PI System, we do not need to use IDoc Sender side.
But when we are using 3rd party system (JAVA Based some systems using IDoc) for integration with PI & sender communication is using IDoc, at that time we will use sender side IDoc Communication Channel.
>
NissiRaj wrote:
> 2. Do HTTP Adapter has both Sender / Receiver IDOC ( my assumption is it has only receiver Adapter )
> Nissi
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