Hello Experts,
It would be interesting to get your expert views and ideas on the usage of sFTP adapter as against the Managed File Transfer (MFT) system.
we have file interfaces to integrate with external systems. The landscape has a Decentralized adapter engine installed in the DMZ. Currently, for external system integration, SAP PI uses the DAE and places the files in the internal server in the DMZ.
Subsequently, the MFT system picks the files from the internal server and drops them on the target directory.
Recently, we have upgraded to 7.4 dual stack system which means we now have the inbuilt sFTP capabilities to integrate with external systems.
Now here is my question,
we have further requirements to setup new interfaces with external receivers. In such a case, would it be a good design to use the sFTP adapter to drop the files directly to the external system instead of going through the MFT layer.
Assuming that the MFT is merely used for the transfer of files, can i get your viewpoints, the pros and cons of eliminating the MFT layer for the new file interfaces?
Thanks for your valuable time and inputs.
Thanks,
Sundar