Call Pipeline in orchestration for converting XML to flat file

Hi ,
Can we call Pipeline in orchestration for converting XML to flat file ?
Or we have some another option for this task ?
Prakash

Hi,
You can refer this article from Abdul Rafay on how to work with Flat files and how to call receive and send pipelines within your orchestration. He
has provided detailed step by step explanation of the process.
Calling Send and Receive Pipelines
from the orchestration expression shapes
The code shared by Abdul at http://abdulrafaysbiztalk.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/processingflatfiles.doc (Change the extention to rar) and try it.
One common mistake I have seen people doing will working with Flat File Assembler is that they miss to set the Document schema property in the Properties
window to the flat file schema.
If the Document schema property is not specified, runtime schema discovery will be attempted. During schema discovery, BizTalk Server attempts
to determine the correct flat file schema to assemble the message with, based on the namespace and root node of the message, its added performance hit.
Rachit

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Hi all.
Trying to configure a file adapter according to the following link.
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
What i want it to do is the following.
I have the following incoming message:
<header>
     <h_field1></h_field1>
     <h_field2></h_field2>
</header>
<data>
     <d_field1></d_field1>
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          <i_field2></i_field2>
     </infotext>
</data>
I want this to become a flat file that looks as follow.
h_field1¤h_field2
d_filed1¤d_field2
i_field1¤i_filed2
Every field in each segment should be concatenated with the ¤ char as separator.
I've done the following:
Content Conversions Parameters
Record Structure: header,data,infotext
header.fieldSeparator   ¤
data.fieldSeparator    ¤
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Hello kalle,
As per your source structure, if you perform FCC on it you should have 2 level hierarchie, Your RecordSet will be your root node.
and the RecordSetStructure is : header,1,data,1,
Since the node infotext is in the data, you can not refer this node and is not appropriate.
<header>
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Change The above strucutre to like this
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Urgent, Help on conversion: xml to flat file

Dear experts,
Here is the scenario, XML FILE ->XI-> JMS
In JMS recevier side, we use localejbs/AF_Modules/MessageTransformBean to convert xml to flat file.
Transform.Class: com.sap.aii.messaging.adapter.Conversion
Transform.ContentType: text/plain;charset=utf-8
xml.conversionType: SimpleXML2Plain
xml.fieldFixedLengths: 5,20,5,8
When input source xml file contents are non-unicode, it works fine.
But when the contents contain unicode characters such as Chinese word, it works but with wrong length in the output flat file. It seems xi treat one Chinese word length is 1. Actually, one chinese word should take 2 bytes.
My question is how to make XI handle unicode characters with correct lengths while conversing to flat file.
Thanks in advance.

Jai Shankar
Thanks for your response.
I am already using the standard adapter modules provided by SAP:
localejbs/AF_Modules/MessageTransformBean
Transform.Class: com.sap.aii.messaging.adapter.Conversion
My input file's encoding is UTF-8
"You need to change the encoding scheme according to your input file" , do you mean change the output file's encoding or else?
I can't find the article you mentioned: "Encoding schemes in XI", Would you please give me the link?
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Reverting the change for dita xml in swc files.
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How to convert IDOC to flat file in XI

Hello SDNers
I have a scenario IDOC --> XI --> Flat file. My question is how to conver IDOC to flat file. At least there are two ways to do that:
1) Define a flat structure in PI that reflects the IDOC structure, then using content conversion to convert the flat structure to flat file in hte receiver communication channel.
2) There is a [document |https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/46759682-0401-0010-1791-bd1972bc0b8a] talking about using a generic ABAP mapping to map any IDOC to flat file.
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Or somebody has other ideas on how to convert IDOC to flat file?
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> 1) You are saying that for Java mapping and abap mapping, the target data type (messag type) is just a dummy one, the real (XML) message the receiver will recieve is the one (stream) produced by the java or abap mapping. Is that correct?
Definitely yes!
>
> 2) For the abap mapping option, I would define a dummy target data type. Do I need to do any content conversion in the receiver adapter (communication channel)?
None wat so ever.The output of your Java Mapping will be the Native Idoc Format.
>
> 3) I tried with a dummy target data type as mentioned in my second post, can you see any clue in the error message what is wrong?
Dats one thing I cant help much. Just make sure that the ABAP report is valid and take the help of a ABAP'er to debug what is going wrong. Not much of a ABAP guy, can read ABAP code, but cant write one myself
Try to test the program standalone to see how it works. Maybe take some Idoc XML file as input and then dump the output to a .txt file and so on.
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hi guys,
I am new to XI.am tryin to configure xml to flat file scenario.i have configured the scenario but the problem is am getting the flat file into my receiver system with no content..what might be the problem.pls do help me out

Hi,
Please find here with the required parameters for receiver end file to get it as flat file
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/46759682-0401-0010-1791-bd1972bc0b8a
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/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter - FCC
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns - FCC
Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file)
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How To Convert IDOC to FLAT File ?

Dear Expert,
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I am ready to use ABAP mapping since i am an ABAPER.
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I think there is some confusion... Let me explian my problem once again.
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Since i am ABAPER i can use ABAP mapping.
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EDI_DC40 9000000000011785526620 3012 OILSHI01                                                    OILSH1                                           SAPP01    LS SAPCLNT900                                                                                A000000018LS WBIMQSI                                                                                20071031161506                                                                                20071031161506
E2OILSH001                    90000000000117855260000010000000250 1011537344 1101                1 300X1 TRKGMKG 0202KG KG X        ZTLF X XX 000   BLX X        X60002200710310000002007103100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000        E2OILSA                       9000000000011785526000002000001031011537344000001SP          0000201496000000000000000000                                           00                                        00 V                                                                                E2OILSA                       9000000000011785526000003000001031011537344000002SP          0000201496000000000000000000                                           00                                        00 S
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XML STARTS HERE------------------
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Mailing_City>Hilton
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Mailing_State>SC</Mailing_State>
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Mailing_Zip>29926</Mailing_Zip>
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Physical_Burn_Hdr>
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Physical_Address>35
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Physical_Suite/>
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Physical_City>Hilton
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    <
Physical_State>South
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form>
XML ENDS HERE ------------
Randy Marrero

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Dear All,
I have a requirement like....
I am getting a XML file as a result of mapping and it needs to be converted to a TEXT file and
the converted file needs to be sent to a mail address in text format.
Any body has idea how to achieve this?
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>
HP CReddy wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I have a requirement like....
>
> I am getting a XML file as a result of mapping and it needs to be converted to a TEXT file and
> the converted file needs to be sent to a mail address in text format.
>
> Any body has idea how to achieve this?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Regards
> Hari
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Hi
I've currently got a scenario which sends a flat file to the integration server, it gets mapped and sent to a receiver adapter on a deployed j2se engine.
I'm now trying to convert the xi-xml structured file to a flat file again on the j2se side (the same flat file format it originally had).
My original flat file looks like this -
477
477=AA1
My xml file looks like this -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns0:ResultMessage xmlns:ns0="urn:xxxx-com:a_test_j2se_filetofile">
<Item>
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<Item>
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</Item>
</ns0:ResultMessage>
I am using these content conversion parameters:
xml.addHeaderLine=0
xml.fieldSeparator==
xml.endSeparator='nl'
I get this error on the integration engine (sxmb_moni):
Error while sending by HTTP (error code: 500, error text: Internal Server Error:java.lang.NullPointerException) (See attachment HTMLError for details)
and the j2se adpater log says this:
17:16:32 (4120): Message "13b9d644-54c9-4ffb-0c40-db4c14458d77" of type "application/xml", kind "B" received
17:16:32 (4124): Parsing XML message
17:16:32 (4131): ERROR: Message processing failed with "java.lang.NullPointerException"
What am i missing?

So, now... I did a test configuration in XI and sent your test-payload...it worked.
The J2SE adapter configuration:
File adapter java class
classname=com.sap.aii.messaging.adapter.ModuleXMB2File
version=30
mode=XMB2FILEWITHCONVERSION
#Adress for XMB endpoint -
XI.httpPort=8111
XI.httpService=/file/receiver
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file.createDir=1
file.targetDir=c:/transfer/inbound
file.targetFilename=xmboutput.txt
#file.writeMode=append
#file.writeMode=overwrite
file.writeMode=addCounter
file.counterMode=immediately
#file.counterMode=afterFirst
file.counterSeparator=_
file.counterFormat=00000
file.counterStep=1
#File Content Conversion specific parameters -
xml.addHeaderLine=0
xml.fieldSeparator==
xml.endSeparator='nl'
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Adapter Type: XI
Receiver
Transport-Protocol: HTTP 1.0
Message-Protocol: XI 3.0
Adapter-Engine: Integration Server
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Service Number: 8111
Path Prefix:http://<yourJ2SEip>:8111/file/receiver
Authentication Data
Logon data for non-SAP systems
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Password
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477
477=AA1
Regards,
Heinrich

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