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Adapter type: fixplugin. The SAP Event Stream Processor FIX Session adapter is an implementation of the opensource QuickFIX engine that has been integrated with the SAP Event Stream Processor API.

The FIX Session adapter:

  • Engages in and manages FIX sessions with well-behaved FIX engines
  • Receives and sends FIX messages via connectors and FIX sessions
  • Validates inbound FIX messages
  • Translates FIX messages into Event Stream Processor records
  • Translates Event Stream Processor records into FIX messages
Note The FIX Session adapter supports customization of the FIX dictionary.

Commands specified in the cnxml file for this adapter cannot contain the following strings: "mv", "rm", or "del".

The FIX Session adapter requires a separately purchased license that you can obtain from the SAP Product Download Site. It supports the standard SySAM grace period, which means you can run it unlicensed for 30 days. After this period, you cannot run the adapter without a valid license.

If you purchased your product from Sybase or an authorized Sybase reseller, go to the secure SAP Support Portal at https://support.sap.com/licensekeyInformation published on SAP site and log in to generate license keys. The license generation process may vary slightly, depending on whether you ordered directly from Sybase or from a Sybase reseller.

If you ordered your product under an SAP contract and were directed to download from SAP Support Portal, you can use the Support Portal at https://support.sap.com/licensekeyInformation published on SAP site to generate license keys for SAP products that use SySAM 2-based licenses.

The FIX Session adapter supports FIX protocol versions 4.0 through 5.0. FIXML is not supported.