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PR170 file locatoin

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adnan512
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4/14/2022 3:34 PM

Hello everyone,

I am trying to change the default file locatoin for PR170 which is (/work directory). I have used jobdef in LID to define a path under (External Name like d:/lsenv/law/lsapps/work/pr170pospay/) but the file keeps going root of work folder. I would eventually have a file channel scan file but I dont want to point File channel to work folder.  Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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Ragu Raghavan
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4/14/2022 4:05 PM
Does the job log show the new external name?
adnan512
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4/14/2022 8:29 PM
prt report shows external file path but that only works when I select CSV = Y in the job. It creates a non csv fixed width flat file in the work folder which I want to go to a proper folder. I don't need a CSV since bank only accepts a flat file.
Ragu Raghavan
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4/14/2022 9:01 PM
As far as I know, the external name override in jobdef only applies to the the CSV file. Flat files, will either need a minor mod to PR170 or have a script or something that runs after PR170 to move the file.
John Henley
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4/14/2022 9:20 PM
@adnan512: I did something similar for a client for PR160; It's not easy to alter a work file location without a customization or creating a multi-step job with a post-processing script. So, I set up a BCI ScanFileClient (9.0.x) / IPA File Channel (IPA 10+) to "listen" for files in the designated work folder and processed them using a flow. You do have to experiment and put in some waits in the flow so you don't try to copy a file that is still being written.
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4/14/2022 9:20 PM
Yeah.. I might just setup a script to move the files to correct folder inside an IPA. Then setup a file channel to kick off an IPA to reformat the files for the Bank. We are going to have 14 different Positive Pay files generated to process.
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5/1/2022 1:02 PM

Thank You all. I do have a script for PR160 file backup and moving ACH and PMTOUT to a designated folder. I will replicate the same IPA for PR170 to kick off the script to move the files to a designated folder and the rename the files with date and time stamp for further processing/reformatting for the Bank. Infor support also stated that default file locatoin can not be changed.