Convert Inputstructure into String and store into DB2

Question

Hello All
My requirement is I want to convert total input structure into string then stored into database single field as clob. Can anyone suggest me how will i retive input structor, is there any user defined function will i write or is there any inbuilt functionality in SAP PI. Plese suggest me
Thanks&Regards,
VenkatK

Answer 1

Hi Swarup / Shamly
  My input structure is nearly 60 fields. Sample Structure
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
      <SOAP-ENV:Body>
         <create xmlns="urn:MySoapServices">
            <PurchaseOrder>
               <BuyerDetails>
                    <Organization>University of Washington</Organization>
                    <Authorized_Person>
                         <FisrtName>Cease</FisrtName>
                         <LastName>Wayne</LastName>
                    </Authorized_Person>
                    <Street>Savery Hall</Street>
                    <City>Seattle</City>
                    <State>Wa</State>
                    <Zip>98195</Zip>
                    <Contact_Numbers>
                              <Phone>888-846-6638</Phone>
                              <Fax>212-629-1158</Fax>
                    </Contact_Numbers>
                    <Email>hidekiu.washington.edu</Email>
               </BuyerDetails>
               <SupplierDetails>
                    <Organization>Thomas Industrial Network</Organization>
                    <Authorized_Person>
                         <FisrtName>Cease</FisrtName>
                         <LastName>Wayne</LastName>
                    </Authorized_Person>
                    <Street>5 Penn Plaza, 10th Floor</Street>
                    <City>New York</City>
                    <State>NY</State>
                    <Zip> 10001</Zip>
                    <Contact_Numbers>
                              <Phone>888-846-6638</Phone>
                              <Fax>212-629-1158</Fax>
                    </Contact_Numbers>
               </SupplierDetails>
               <PurchaseOrderInformation>
                    <Order_Number>4556</Order_Number>
                    <Order_Delivery_Date>10-10-2006</Order_Delivery_Date>
                    <PO_Type>Finished</PO_Type>
                    <status>PO sent</status>
               </PurchaseOrderInformation>
               <Address>
                    <Shipping_Address>
                         <Organisation>University of Washington</Organisation>
                    <Authorized_Person>
                         <FisrtName>Cease</FisrtName>
                         <LastName>Wayne</LastName>
                    </Authorized_Person>
                         <Street>Savery Hall</Street>
                         <City>Seattle</City>
                         <State>Wa</State>
                         <Zip>98195</Zip>
                         <Email>hidekiu.washington.edu</Email>
                    </Shipping_Address>
                    <Billing_Address>
                         <Organisation>University of Washington</Organisation>
                    <Authorized_Person>
                         <FisrtName>Cease</FisrtName>
                         <LastName>Wayne</LastName>
                    </Authorized_Person>
                         <Street>Savery Hall</Street>
                         <City>Seattle</City>
                         <State>Wa</State>
                         <Zip>98195</Zip>
                         <Email>hideki</Email>
                    </Billing_Address>
               </Address>
               <Payment_Terms>
                    <Purchase_Order>
                         <PO_Number>456</PO_Number>
                         <Payment_Type>Bank</Payment_Type>
                         <Payment_Type_PO>
                              <Bank>
                                   <BankName>Citibank</BankName>
                                   <AccountNumber>654987456</AccountNumber>
                                   <BranchCode>564</BranchCode>
                              </Bank>
                              <Credit_Card>
                                   <Payment_Type_CC>VISA</Payment_Type_CC>
                                   <CC_Number>1234 4567 7890 0123</CC_Number>
                                   <CC_Expire_Date>10-12-2012</CC_Expire_Date>
                              </Credit_Card>
                         </Payment_Type_PO>
                    </Purchase_Order>
                    <Currency>USD</Currency>
               </Payment_Terms>
               <Purchase_Items>
                    <Item>
                         <Part_Name>6 foot wide 5 foot high cabinet</Part_Name>
                         <Quantity>9</Quantity>
                         <Description>Cabinets of systems</Description>
                    </Item>
                    <Item>
                         <Part_Name>6 foot wide shelves</Part_Name>
                         <Quantity>6</Quantity>
                         <Description>Shelves for books</Description>
                       </Item>
               </Purchase_Items>
          </PurchaseOrder>           
         </create>
      </SOAP-ENV:Body>
   </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
           I need to store whole XML structure (Including  XML version) into Database single field as a clob. not  field values. Please help me out from this issue.