Sender File Adapter - FTP

XI is picking up While File is being written in the Specified Directory. XI uses File adapter ( FTP transport Protocal ) . If file being written is very large ( It may take couple of minutes ) XI picks it up in parts for every 1 minute ( It was configured like that ) and try to send over Which is not correct. Is there any workaround to this issue. In PI 7.0, for NFS file system, SAP included modification check but it doesn't work for ftp file adpater. Basically XI should wait to pickup file until the file written completely in the Source System.
Anyone have any Idea how to overcome this issue ?

Hi,
You could use the Advanced mode checkbox in the file adapter, to specify the time the adapter has to wait, before it checks if the file has been modified.
In case, the file has been modified, after the adapter read the file, the data in the adapter cache is discarded and the updated/modified file is taken from the source path specified.
This would work, only if you have not specified "recordsets per message" during content conversion.
Regards,
Smitha.

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Hi,
Iam getting the following error in sender file adapter:
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Hi Kiran,
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Hi,
You may maintain two seperate Sender adapters with seperate FTP server and fix the polling interval to sequence the calling of file.
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I am getting the following error in XI when I try to connect to an ftp server.
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Hi, Kulwant:
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Hi Teresa,
does this case appears with a file size higher the others?
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Hello Experts,
I am facing a issue while fetching the data through sender File adapter with ' *.file extension' .I am illustarting the scenario as below .
It is a simple scenarion of File to File inboumd scenarion.Here file is getting picked up from a third party system
through FTP sender chanel and stored in a temp folder of PI through NFS rceiver file adapter .
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Connect from your PI System to 3rd Party System (where are placed the Source Files)
FTP <PartySystemHostName>
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Hi XI gurus,
I am facing a problem in sender file adapter communcation channel
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waiting for your reply

Check SAP Note 821267 - FAQ: XI 3.0 / PI 7.0/ PI 7.1 File Adapter.
I guess point 8 might relate to your problem if the FTP adapter timeout occurs.
check the note 849089 as well.
Also check point 13 and 26.
Gaurav Jain
Points if answer is useful
Edited by: Gaurav Jain on Jun 6, 2008 4:20 PM

Problem in sender file adapter

Hi all,
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Help me debug this error.
Regards,
Jai Shankar.

Are you using Content conversion ?
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moorthy

Is Sender File Adapter always throws error when there is no file?

Hi,
I have a simple question but can't find a straight answer to it. I have a Sender File adapter that configured to pick up file XXX* from FTP server every 1 hour. But a file can come every 2, 3, or 7 hours- no certain time.When there is no file I got "File not found " error. As we use alerts, this behaviour is not acceptable.
Does this error comes always if there is no file? Any possible way to avoid this error ?
Thanks for help.
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I can find a lot of information on how to set the Filename for a "Receiver File Adapter", but none about dynamically setting of the filename for a "Sender File Adapter".
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Hi,
You have mentioned over here that the requirement is to get the file "XXX_ddmmyy" from an FTP site.
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