File/FTP Adapter 

Purpose

The file/FTP adapter enables you to exchange data with the Integration Server or the PCK by means of a file interface or an FTP server.  

The file contents can be sent to the Integration Server unaltered. If the data contains Comma Separated Values (CSV), it can first be converted into a simple XML message. This XML message is then forwarded to the Integration Server.

Conversely, file content coming from the Integration Server or the PCK can be put unaltered into a file or converted from XML to CSV format.

Text files that are to be processed by the Integration Server or the PCK must be based on the UTF-8 code page. The file/FTP adapter can use every code page that is installed in the Java runtime environment for conversion purposes (for example, for converting foreign sets).

The use of FTP follows the specification RFC 959. The specification is on the Internet at www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0959.txt.

The use of FTPS follows the specification RFC 4217. The specification is on the Internet at www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4217.txt.

For FAQs about the file/FTP adapter, see SAP Note 821267.

Integration

You configure the adapter in the configuration part of the Integration Builder or the PCK.

Features

●     To send file content to the Integration Server or the PCK, configure the sender file/FTP adapter.

●     To save XML messages from the Integration Server or the PCK in files, configure a receiver file/FTP adapter. The receiver adapter supports system acknowledgments but not application acknowledgments.