Load flat files in batch without storing files on application server

Hi SDN-ers
We would like to load flatfiles into BW in batch but .... and this is the tricky part, without storing the file on the application server. We are able to call remote function modules from outside the system so maybe we can attach the file as an internal table with a remote function call and post it in PSA. Anyone ever tried this ?
Thanks,
Hans

Hi,
   I would suggest to upload the data in flat file in a Database table in BW and then
   create a generic extractor on top of it to load the data into Cube or ODS . In this
   way you will have a copy of the data in files.
Regards,
Prakash

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