Cannot load XML file in Screen Painter in SAPB1

Question

Hi All,
i am creating an xml file of existing purchase order through the following code
Public Sub getxml(ByVal FormUID As String)
        Dim f As SAPbouiCOM.Form
        f = sbo_application.Forms.Item(FormUID)
        Dim oXmlDoc As Xml.XmlDocument
        Dim sXmlString As String
        oXmlDoc = New Xml.XmlDocument
        '// get the form as an XML string
        sXmlString = f.GetAsXML
        oXmlDoc.LoadXml(sXmlString)
        Dim sPath As String
        sPath = IO.Directory.GetParent(Application.StartupPath).ToString
        oXmlDoc.Save((sPath & "\ChangedXml.xml"))
    End Sub
i am calling this function getxml in pageload of this form as
Private Sub B1_Application_ItemEvent(ByVal FormUID As String, ByRef pVal As SAPbouiCOM.ItemEvent, ByRef BubbleEvent As Boolean) Handles sbo_application.ItemEvent
        If pVal.FormType = "142" And pVal.BeforeAction = False Then
            Dim oItem As SAPbouiCOM.Item
            Dim oFolder As SAPbouiCOM.Folder
            Dim oform As SAPbouiCOM.Form
            Dim oStaticText As SAPbouiCOM.Button
            Dim oEditText As SAPbouiCOM.EditText
            Select Case pVal.EventType
                Case SAPbouiCOM.BoEventTypes.et_FORM_LOAD
                    getxml(FormUID)
            End Select
        End If
End Sub
it will create the xml file ChangedXml.xml in the destination folder, then i will copy that one and paste it and change the extension to .srf.
then i will open screen painter and try to acceess this one it will open the form but it will give an error as Error: Menu - Image Type Not Supported
it will open the screen but it won't open the matrix, the space which consists of matrix in the original form will come as blank.
Please any one help me, it's urjent.
Thanks,
Vaithy
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Answer 1

Hi Vaithy,
Not all the items you have in B1 forms are supported by the UI API and/or the ScreenPainter.
If you need to reproduce a B1 system form you will have to remove all items giving you an error in the ScreenPainter and then have a reduced form.
Why do you need the xml of the Purchase Order form? Please take care if you are trying to reproduce the behavior of the Purchase Order form, there can be some Formatted Searches or other customizations in the B1 form if you are using other addons.
Hope it helps
Trinidad.