Sender File Adapter and NFS

I am having a sender file adapter and is using NFS as the Transport Protocol. This channel is throwing an error that " directory does not exist". What can be the possible solutions for this problem?
When I had previously checked this , it was working fine but now its throwing this errorr.

Hi Neelansha,
If you select the transport protocol for NFS, Mention the Directory name for where we can get data.
and check the communication channel monitor for file sender, it will shows the clear error.
Regards,
Sateesh

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If I set the sender file adapter to delete or archive and when a file gets picked up and processed, this file will not get deleted/archived unless it was successfully processed. However, if it errors out during processing, the file remains but it's message will get persisted in the integration engine or adapter engine. Since there's automatic retry, we have the potential for duplicate processing as in addition to the retry, the file is still continously polling for this file. In other words, how do we stop this duplicate file processing?
Thanks.

Hi Bevan,
However, if it errors out during processing, the file remains but it's message will get persisted in the integration engine or adapter engine.
your file wont get deleted unless adapter engine sucesfull pickups. if does not picked up at adapter engine then is not stored in adapter engine . if it reached Intergation Server and failed their then file would be deleted.
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Sender File Adapter and content conversion

Hi,
How can we remove the last line from the file using content conversion?
The last line should not be read from the input file.
Like for the first line we can use Document Offset .......similarly do we have any option for the last line?

>
neelansha singh wrote:
> date                       Empno         Empname
> 19.03.2009            12345            Neel
> 20.03.2009             34566           Neelkanth
> EmpDes                 Japan        100
>
>
> The file is like this first row i have removed using document offset.......from 2nd row till nth row the structure is as shown above and the last row has no. of fields 1 less than all other rows and also its root node is different like shown above its rootnode is EmpDes..........How to use File content conversion for this?
do you want to avoid the last line i.e
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3. The standard module.
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http://service.sap.com/nw-howtoguides
-> Exchange Infrastructure
-> How To Use the Content Conversion Module in JMS Adapter
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Hello folks!!
I am trying to configure a FCC for Sender file adapter and wanted to consider a Line feed Carriage return line which will look as below to be a empty tag in XML. After Line 4 there will be a blank line which identifies the start of next record. I tried using Field.MissingLastFields , Field.endSeparator etc., Perhaps I am not using the correct value. Any help appreciated.
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Hi Greg
Thanks for your feedback. I tried and it didn't work. below is the FCC i have in sender adapter
RecordSetName      =   RecordSet
RecordSetStructure =    Dummy,*
Dummy.fieldNames   = Record
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Dummy.ignoreRecordsetName = true
Dummy.fieldSeparator = 'nl'   and also I tried with Dummy.fieldFixedLengths = 255 .
Still I don't get the empty tag for the blank line in the file, so my output is still same . Please note the blank line doesn't have a space so if I place the cursor and move to next in blank line it will go to next line ( Carriage return and line feed).
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Sender File Adapter - FCC - No incoming field separator - How to do FCC?

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I have a sender File adapter and I need to do the File Content Conversion but there apparently no incoming field separator and the file ocntains just running text - no data records but just information.
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                                The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited                      27JAN2009       PAGE 1
                                Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability
ABC IAL LIMITED                                                               ABU DHABI, UAE
ABC MIDDLE EAST                                                               Account No.     001-8888888
ABU DHABI                                                                       Payment Set     AAA
BBB MAIL BOX NO.99                                                             Contact Person ABC LIMITED
                                               7777777777                      Telephone
                                                 AUTOPAY LIST - PROCESSED
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Payment Date           27JAN2009
First Party Narrative .                             66666666
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Regards,
Archana

Hi,
I assumed that it was tab but when I made the change in FCC, it did not work.
I would still like to have a output where it looks like below if more than 2 types of information in 1 line as below:
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Sender File Adapter - No error, but not generating any message

I am working on a file to RFC scenario. The sender file adapter is using content conversion to read a comma delimited file. The file is being picked up and archived correctly, and the adapter monitor does not show any errors. However, the process disappears at this point. I don't see any messages in SXMB_MONI, and there is no sign that the process is reaching the RFC adapter. Has anyone ever had this happen before?
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I list all four in the recordset structure, and I identify a key for each with the keyFieldValue parameter. I list a fieldSeparator of ',' and an endSeparator of 'nl' for each row. And i have a list of the fieldnames in the fieldnames parameter.
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Additions.endSeparator     'nl'
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Floors.keyFieldValue     'F'
Floors.fieldSeparator     ','
Floors.endSeparator     'nl'
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Rooms.keyFieldValue     'R'
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns0:MT_FIPM_BuildingUpdate xmlns:ns0="urn:XXXXXX:FIPM:Buildings:SYS">
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      <NET_SQ_FT/>
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      <ASSIGNED_DEPT/>
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      <BUILDING_NUMBER/>
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I have a doubt in Sender File Adapter with Content Conversion.
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I would like that when I create the file in Field A I have length = 4, but I have only 1 in the entry, and I want to fill the rest of the length with spaces.
I tried with FieldFixedLengths but when I test it the fields are not being formatted and take the commas as part of the field.
I know that this can be done in Receiver File Adapter, you leave for example one field of 5 length and you format it to 12 length with spaces.
Is this possible for Sender File ADapter?
Many thanks.
Regards,
Xavi.

hi,
See the example given in this bog, in this blog the string has been splited into different fields as per the field length, so you may use the same concept to get your output.
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
I hope it helps you.
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XI Sender file adapter - How to process data and control files.

Hello all,
I have the following requirement to fulfill: I am using an FTP client (XI Sender file adapter) to retrieve data from an FTP site. To make sure I am not picking up a data file that is currently being written to, 2 files are actually present on the FTP site (for each data file):
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2. abc.dat (actual data file).
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in my opinion there's no problem with files currently being written in combination with a polling file adapter because the final file name should be available only when the file is transferred completely. I'm using different file sender adapters very often and never had any problems. After picking up the files I move them to the corresponding archive folders mentioned in the adapters so that a second processing cannot occur.
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XIServer\Outbound. In the module when I retrieve the file name, it comes up as
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I have a scenario where I am having sender File Adapter(NFS), the steps are like this
1. The input file needs to be processed and get archived with the same name in archive folder.
2. After file get processed I have to generate the blank file with abc.done in source folder
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cd\ >
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Sender File adapter stops polling

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The cache, is upto date. There are no errors in the channel monitoring. In fact the polling logs are being recorded in the RWB showing successful polling. But the channel does not pick up the file which is lying in the file location. Channel has been working fine till then.
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Sathya

In fact the polling logs are being recorded in the RWB showing successful polling. But the channel does not pick up the
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Needs to unlock the adapter from VA....SAP Note available mentioning this problem.
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Dear Expert,
I am newbie in PI. Just tried to create File Content Conversion Scenario. Details as follow :
1. Source Directory ..\file\log\test_q.txt
2. Target Directory ..\file\log\xml\test_q.xml
Transport Protocol : NFS
Message Protocol : File Content Conversion
Adapter Engine : Integration Engine
I have completed all the design and configuration in IR and ID. However, when I produce the log file in the directory, nothing happen.
Hacing checked in the RWB as well, I could not find any clue. simply nothing happen.
Would you please advise me on how to trigger the interface? As per my understanding, sender file adapter will be activated directly once the file is created.
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Best Regards,
Y

Hi Yonisiwa,
Things you should check here are:
1) If the sender file adapter is active or not.
2) If the source directory is correctly spelt or not. (Check if you are using the correct slash \ or /)
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4) The polling interval is too long.
Alternatively, you can check the message monitoring in RWB at the adapter level and go into the audit log if the message.
There you can see the reason for the file not being picked up.
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in my sender file adapter , i have to read the latest file- all files in the source directory are named as <filename><timestamp>.txt . I need to read the file with the latest timestamp (i.e. the most current file )
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Hi Sreeram,
thanks for the answer- but i found that the option can only be used with NFS transport protocol. what if i am using FTP ?
alos, by date option means- files are processed according to their time stamp in the file system, starting with the oldest file.
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My souce file will be generated by a third party machine with the extension EEE150809.PRN. In my scenario my file adapter should pick the file and update the same in ECC via a Proxy.
I have configured the Sender File adapter with Message Protocol - Content Conversion but file adapter is not picking the file. I have checked the Communication channel and status is fine. But the same Communication Channel works for .XML file.
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Hi Swarna,
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