Generating Deeply nested XML from a flat file

Hi All,
I am working on a MQ to IDOC scenario.
I am getting a flat file as input. I need to convert it into XML( so that XI can understand it).
But conversion is into a "Deeply Nested XML from a Flat File" at sender side (JMS Adapter).
Any inputs on this.
Regards,
Vikas

You can only convert flat file into xml structure with 3 levels.
If you need to convert flat file into deep nested xml structure, you have to do java mapping or xslt or abap mapping. There is a tool, I think it's called conversion agent by itemfield (bought by SAP), which can do pretty everything with conversion. Never used it though.
Jayson

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thanks for your answers so far!
I gave them a thought and came up with two different alternatives:
Alternative 1
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hi,
declare two internal table with structur of your tables.
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I am required to write a BDC program to upload the data from a flat file. The conditions are as mentioned below:-
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REPORT zrich_0001.
TYPES: BEGIN OF ttab,
        rec TYPE string,
       END OF ttab.
TYPES: BEGIN OF tdat,
       fld1(10) TYPE c,
       fld2(10) TYPE c,
       fld3(10) TYPE c,
       fld4(10) TYPE c,
       END OF tdat.
DATA: itab TYPE TABLE OF ttab.
data: xtab like line of itab.
DATA: idat TYPE TABLE OF tdat.
data: xdat like line of idat.
DATA: file_str TYPE string.
DATA: delimitor TYPE string.
PARAMETERS: p_file TYPE localfile.
PARAMETERS: p_del(5) TYPE c.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
DATA: ifiletab TYPE filetable.
DATA: xfiletab LIKE LINE OF ifiletab.
DATA: rc TYPE i.
CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog
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      file_table = ifiletab
      rc         = rc.
READ TABLE ifiletab INTO xfiletab INDEX 1.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
    p_file = xfiletab-filename.
ENDIF.
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CASE p_del.
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      delimitor = cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.
    WHEN others.
      delimitor = p_del.
ENDCASE.
file_str = p_file.
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      filename = file_str
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      data_tab = itab.
LOOP AT itab into xtab.
    CLEAR xdat.
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                                     xdat-fld2
                                     xdat-fld3
                                     xdat-fld4.
    APPEND xdat to idat.
ENDLOOP.
LOOP AT idat into xdat.
    WRITE:/ xdat-fld1, xdat-fld2, xdat-fld3, xdat-fld4.
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Regards,
Rich Heilman

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(ii) Create a new Business Partner type with the appropriate fields only ..
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