Check mapping used in BIC module

Question

Hello gurus
we have an EDI scenario. modules are used in the EDI receiver communication channels.
Following is the processing sequence and module configuration of one of the channels :-
Processing sequence:
1    localejbs/Seeburger/solution/sftp         Local Enterprise Bean    solutionid
2    localejbs/CallBicXIRaBean                  Local Enterprise Bean    bic
3    localejbs/ModuleProcessorExitBean    Local Enterprise Bean    exit
Module Configuration:
bic    LogAttID                 ConverterLog
bic    destEncoding          ISO-8859-1
bic    destTargetMsg         MainDocument
bic    mappingName         See_X2E_DESADV_UN_D93A
bic    srcEncoding            ISO-8859-1
bic    srcTargetMsg          MainDocument
exit    JNDIName             deployedAdapters/SeeXISFTP/shareable/SeeXISFTP
Is it possible to get the mapping that is used here i.e See_X2E_DESADV_UN_D93A to view or edit?
I am new to BIC and BIC MD. I went through the documents that are available for mapping designer but i am now even more confused.
The mapping designer can be used to output .xsd file which can be imported into the ESR as external definition and then graphically mapped to the IDoc. Then what is the purpose of this mapping separately and where can i find it??
Appreciate any help coming my way.
Regards,
Xineohpi

Answer 1

Hi Iphoenix
The XSD file should be imported into ESR as an External Definition, so that it can be used as a source/target for graphical message mapping.
As for the BIC mapping, this is deployed as an SCA file into the PI system. This is normally done via JSPM by the Basis team.
Normally, if your partner is using X12 or EDIFACT, you might not need to change anything with BIC mapping. Only in cases where your partner's X12/EDIFACT definition deviates from the international standard, then you might need to adjust the BIC mapping accordingly using BIC MD.
In the case where the standard is used, you just need to double check that Seeburger already provides that XML to EDI conversion mapping, and that it has been deployed by your Basis team (you can check in the Seeburger Workbench to see what has been deployed.) Once the BIC mapping is there, you use that mapping in the BIC module configuration.
To summarize, for an IDoc to standard EDI interface, your main development/configuration effort would be:-
i) Create graphical mapping from IDoc to EDI (XML format)
ii) Configure communication channel to use BIC mapping for X2E conversion.
Rgds
Eng Swee