Sending files from different folders/directories at a time through single SFTP sender channel.

[Bhargav_Parab1]

Hello SAPians,

I have a requirement where there will be 3 different folders in  AL11. I have to fetch files from these 3 folders at a time and send it to the receiver using SFTP sender channel. I have to send all this files at a time using single sender channel. If not SFTP, pls suggest the correct way.

Thanks in advance 🙂
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[Ryan-Crosby · Accepted solution]

The only way this is possible is to check the "Include Subdirectories" option of the processing tab, which will work if and only if the three directories are subdirectories of the one specified in your iFlow configuration.

Regards,

Ryan Crosby

[Sree_Pujitha · Accepted solution]

Hi Ryan, but in case of multiple files with different filenames to be picked from different folders at same time, we cannot use include sub directories option. Include sub directories only helps to select this option allows you to look for files in all subdirectories of the directory. In CPI we do not have advance source file selection as of SAP PI

[Ryan-Crosby · Accepted solution]

@Sree_Pujitha the sender adapter was recently updated to include regular expressions for polling which in conjunction with the "Include Subdirectories" option would potentially handle this request.

[Bhargav_Parab1 · Accepted solution]

@Ryan-Crosby Thanks Ryan! It would be very helpful if you could share those expression if you have or maybe some link for the expressions

[Bhargav_Parab1 · Accepted solution]

@Ryan-Crosby Thanks Ryan! It would be very helpful if you could share those expression if you have or maybe some link for the expressions. Thank You

[Ryan-Crosby · Accepted solution]

@Bhargav_Parab1 I can try to provide a regular expression if I knew the file name formats, but I wouldn't be able to account for files that should not be selected potentially because that depends on other contents in said directories.

[Bhargav_Parab1 · Accepted solution]

@Ryan-Crosby Thanks Ryan! I found the solution and its working.

[Bhargav_Parab1 · Accepted solution]

File naming • If you know the exact file names (ABC123.xml and DEF123.xml), you can use this pattern ABC.xml|DEF.xml If the files have common prefixes (e.g., ABC and DEF): ABC*.xml|DEF*.xml If you want to match specific patterns, such as files containing ABC or DEF anywhere in the name: .*ABC.*\.xml|.*DEF.*\.xml .* matches any characters before or after ABC/DEF and \.xml ensures the files end with .xml

[Ryan-Crosby · Accepted solution]

@Bhargav_Parab1 if the solution I mentioned regarding subdirectories and regular expressions has solved your problem feel free to mark it as the solution.

[Sree_Pujitha]

Hello Bhargav,

There is no standard way to poll files different from different folders.

You can achieve this in below ways : 

1. You can use 3 local integration processes and configure 3 different SFTP adapters using request reply  and pull the required files. In main integration flow you can handle the payloads as per your requirement.