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Alternative to FTP file delivery

r_s_kulkarni11
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Hi Guys,

We have one interface in production system which sends the file to third party FTP server.

Due to some security reasons, the third party is closing the server on which the FTP server resides.

So I need to give some alternative for FTP file delivery.Can you please help in this issue?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Rahul

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Hi Rahul,

what exactly is the security issue that lets the third party close their FTP Server?

And: What do they offer instead?

Regards,

Michael Altmaier

r_s_kulkarni11
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Hello Guys,

Please also let me know If I can use the File to MAIL scenario, but i need to send the mail to Third party email ID which will be having different domain.

r_s_kulkarni11
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Guys,

In short my requirement is I need to pick the .txt file from XI server (NFS) and then I need to send the same without any mapping to third party but Without using the FTP mechanism.

iaki_vila
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Hi Rahul,

If you only want to move a file you need to use NFS/FTP/FTPS/SFTP protocol.

Other way is that the endpoint system has developed a webservice and you send the txt file embebbed in one tag of the xml or using an attachment.

Regards.

r_s_kulkarni11
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Hello ,

Thanks for the update.

So you mean the only other option left is web service and which has to be developed by the end system right?

And after that I just need to embed my data into <data><line></line><data>  ..... kind of XML tag and then I just need to send the same to the Target URL of web service???

r_s_kulkarni11
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Hello Guys,

Thanks for the inputs, but can you please suggest me the alternatives other than FTP?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

iaki_vila
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Hi Rahul,

A few cents to Michal, you have the options FTPS or SFTP, check the Krishna Moorthy P's blog to understand the difference: http://scn.sap.com/people/krishna.moorthyp/blog/2007/07/31/sftp-vs-ftps-in-sap-pi

Depends of your PI version you can obtain the SFTP for free from SAP or you need to buy it from a third-party

Also there could be other alternatives like https service in the endpoint but they should to develop it and change the file treatment

Regards.

MichalKrawczyk
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Hi,

>>>>Due to some security reasons, the third party is closing the server on which the FTP server resides.

if they believe FTP is the security issue they can always try SFTP (secure FTP)

much safer then a normal FTP,

Regards,

Michal Krawczyk