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The file input adapter reads the tail of a given file and feeds that to the product engine. It only supports text input mapping type.

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  1. Log in to the product's management console, and click Configure.
  2. Click Input Event Adaptors in the Event Processor Configs menu, and then click Add Input Event Adaptor.   
  3. Enter details as shown in the below example. 
    create input file event adapter
  4.  Click Add Event Adaptor.

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The configured input event adapters are used in event builders. With input event adapter message properties, event builders are able to extract data from the incoming events to build the event streams. Following are the specific message properties of input file event adapterMessage properties specific to input event adapters of the file type can be configured as follows.

  1. Log into the CEP Management Console. For detailed instructions, see Running the Product.
  2. Click the Configure tab and then click Event Builders to open the Event Builder Details page.
  3. Click the name of the event builder to which the relevant input event adapter is connected.
    input file event adapter message propertiesImage Modified

    The message properties of

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  1. file input

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  1. event adapter are described below. Change the property values as required.

    PropertyDescription
    File pathPath of the file to be used as the source to generate events
    Input Mapping TypeThe incoming event type to be mapped. The input file event adapter only supports text input mapping type.