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Apr 01, 2011 at 06:04 PM

How to send file as attachment and call RFC to trigger event in ECC?

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Hello,

A file is retrieved from FTP into PI (w/ NO MAPPING required - just pass through) and placed on the ECC appl. Server. Then, a RFC is made to trigger an event to process the file in ECC. However, a RFC cannot be called in the graphical mapping if there is no mapping required.

I have seen this Blog, u201CFile to R/3 via ABAP Proxyu201D, http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1847. [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] But we are told not to touch the file as it will be converted in ECC by a program.

Also, I read that using ABAP proxy-PI-FTP, I can do a pseudo mapping, simple one node, (just so a RFC can be triggered) and also pass the file as an attachment. Letu2019s say this works:

Question 1: What configuration steps in the FTP adapter that will allow me to u201Calsou201D send the file as an attachment?

Question 2: (Continue with ABAP proxy option) How do I control where will it be deposited so that the program can access it?

Question 3: If this is not the best approach, how many steps would I need to do it in BPM (i.e. pick up the file from FTP, place it on appl server, and trigger a RFC to call an event to process file)?

Thanks for any suggestions!

John_Xi