Automate CSV file Processing

You can use a "listener" program to detect when the file is created and then a web call to trigger your flow.

To do that you'd need the ScanFile client which comes with ProcessFlow Integrator and BCI.

I have Process Flow Intergrator 9.04  PF Admin Book

Does not tell me Much on how to set up  ScanFile Client.

within  Process  Flow?.

Thanks

 

 

 

Have you done or created a ScanFileClient procedures in 803?

Have you done or created a ScanFileClient procedures in 803 before?

There are different listener programs so I'm not sure you have to use the ScanFile Client. I haven't done anything with it as yet. Is it available with PFI or only BCI?

The only real "listeners" that I'm aware of that come with ProcessFlow are the ScanFileClient and the MQ client (if you use IBM MQSeries messaging). The other "clients" would all be "passive", in that you would need some way to trigger/kick them off. David, what other listeners are you talking about? ScanFileClient is only available with PFI or BCI.

I am trying to determine How the flow will get the Path for the file when running on server.
I am using ScanFileCLient with Batch=TRUE and 2 Dataltertor in the Fow

When BATCH=TRUE, path & filename are passed into the flow in the < ! _inputData > variable.

Here is a working ScanFileClient cfg

ScanFileClient -Procedure FlowName -ScanDir /u02/xxx/yy/m008 -Extension .csv -Batch TRUE -ErrorLogFile /u02/app/lawtest/app/system/ScanFileClient.err


And to begin with, first thing I would do is to display the value of teh in an Email node to check whether the path is coming in correctly.

If you are not getting any workunit, try running the smoke tests. They are in the Admin guides!

Hope this helps!

My Flow works fine on the Server with Path coded In InputFile of the DataIterator.
I assume I put in place of path.?


I have learned alot from your Articals on Plfow 9.0 They have been a big help this learning process.

Yes. Replace your hard-coded InputFile with < ! _inputData > [without the spaces]