You can create a session to run multiple source files for one source instance in the mapping. You might use this feature if, for example, the organization collects data at several locations which you then want to move through the same session. When you create a mapping to use multiple source files for one source instance, the properties of all files must match the source definition.

To use multiple source files, you create a file containing the names and directories of each source file you want the Integration Service to use. This file is referred to as a file list.

When you configure the session properties, enter the file name of the file list in the Source Filename field and enter the location of the file list in the Source File Directory field. When the session starts, the Integration Service reads the file list, then locates and reads the first file source in the list. After the Integration Service reads the first file, it locates and reads the next file in the list.

The Integration Service writes the path and name of the file list to the session log. If the Integration Service encounters an error while accessing a source file, it logs the error in the session log and stops the session.