Transferring data through FTP

You can configure the ABAP Extract stage to transfer the extracted data by using the FTP protocol as an alternative to RFC.

1. Double-click the ABAP stage.
2. Click the Output tab.
3. Click the Data Transfer Method tab.
4. Select FTP from the Data Transfer Method option.
5. If the hostname of the FTP server different than the host name of the SAP server, specify the hostname of the FTP server.
6. In the Data file path (absolute) field, specify the absolute file path. This is the path and filename on the SAP system that the ABAP program uses to write the temporary data file.
7. In the FTP remote file path (relative) field, specify the remote file path. The ABAP Extract stage runtime uses this path and filename on the FTP server to retrieve the data file.
8. (Optional) Select the Run the ABAP program as a background process check box to run ABAP programs in the background.