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SAP Note 414157 - Error with FTP link to publishingtarget: 1

Note Language: English Version: 3 Validity: Valid Since 22.06.2001

Summary

Symptom

When you replicate product catalogs from the CRM system, the systemterminates the program with the following error message: "Error in FTP link to publishing target: 1 No link to the FTP server could be established." (Message COM_PCAT_IMS870)

The configuration of the web server was checked, FTP and HTTP Service areset correctly, a link to the FTP server, for example via the command line,can be established with the host name, user and password specificationsentered in the IMG activity "Set Targets for Publishing Catalog Contents".

Additional key words

Initial replication COMM_PCAT_IMS_FEED_INIT, update replicationCOMM_PCAT_IMS_FEED_UPDA

Cause and prerequisites

The FTP server does not use port 21 which is the default TCP/IP port forFTP services.However, in the above IMG activity you can only set the HTTP port (that is,the port for the web server), a same setting for the FTP server is notpossible.

Solution

If possible, you should configure your FTP server in such a way that itprovides its services under TCP/IP, port 21.

If this is not possible or desired, you must implement the source codecorrections in accordance with the attached correction instructions and inaddition carry out the following steps:

1. Create data element COMT_PCAT_FTPPPORT with the following attributes:

a) Short text: Port of FTP service

b) Domain: SDOK_PORT

c) Field label short/medium/long/heading: FTP port/FTP port/FTPport/Port

d) Development class: COM_PRDCAT

2. Add field F_PORT with field type COMT_PCAT_FTPPPORT to TableCOMC_PCAT_IMS_PB.

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3. Include this field in function group COM_PCAT_CD in the layout ofscreen 0002 within the "FTP settings" frame.

Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 26.05.2003 17:27:44Master Language: GermanPriority: Correction with high priorityCategory: Program errorPrimary Component: CRM-MD-PCT Product Catalog

Valid Releases

Software Component Release FromRelease

ToRelease

andSubsequent

SAP_BASIS 46 46D 46D

SAP_BASIS 60 610 610

BBPCRM 2.0 20C 20C

BBPCRM 3.0 300 300

Support Packages

Support Packages Release Package Name

BBPCRM 20C SAPKU20C06

BBPCRM 300 SAPKU30001

Related Notes

Number Short Text

434277 FTP link cannot be established

Attributes

Attribute Value

old release 00130 BBPCRM0414157

Correction Instructions

CorrectionInstructions

Validfrom

Validto

SoftwareComponent

Type*)

ReferenceCorrection

LastChanged

236064 20C 20C BBPCRM C P2CK018901 26.05.200311:26:33

*) C Correction, B Preprocessing, A Postprocessing, M Undefined Work