Crossgate Canonical Structure

Hello Experts,
Can you please clarify a query regarding Crossgate Canonical XML structure.
As per documentation available on internet
"Crossgate has standardized their processes into one canonical form for each transaction type"
we are currently dealing with EDIFACT messages and have a canonical XML structure for each message type ,e.g. for ORDERS
If we switch to some other EDI standard, say, ANSI X12, will this canonical XML structure for ANSI X12 ORDERS will remain the same or do we have different canonical XML structures for ANSI X12.
Basically, what would be the changes in mapping for an existing customer when we switch from EDIFACT to ANSI X12?
Thanks a lot!
Best Regards,
Shweta

Hello Raja,
Thanks for the reply.I too think the same because the qualifiers used in mapping instruction for EDIFACT Orders seem to be specific to EDIFACT syntax.
But then what is the advantage of having a canonical XML which would change for different EDI standard and hence would force PI mapping to be changed ?
Is this fact documented somewhere?
Thanks and best regards,
Shweta

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Connected.
SQL> --
SQL> var SCHEMAURL varchar2(256)
SQL> var XMLSCHEMA CLOB
SQL> --
SQL> set define off
SQL> --
SQL> begin
2 :SCHEMAURL := 'http://xmlns.example.com/askTom/TransactionList.xsd';
3 :XMLSCHEMA :=
4 '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
5 
6 <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xdb="http://xmlns.oracle.com/xdb" xdb:storeVarrayAsTable="true">
7 <xs:element name="TransactionList" type="transactionListType" xdb:defaultTable="LOCAL_TABLE"/>
8 <xs:complexType name="transactionListType" xdb:maintainDOM="false" xdb:SQLType="TRANSACTION_LIST_T">
9 <xs:sequence>
10 <xs:element name="Transaction" type="transactionType" maxOccurs="unbounded" xdb:SQLCollType="TRANSACTION_V"
>
11 </xs:sequence>
12 </xs:complexType>
13 <xs:complexType name="transactionType" xdb:maintainDOM="false" xdb:SQLType="TRANSACTION_T">
14 <xs:sequence>
15 <xs:element name="TradeVersion" type="xs:integer"/>
16 <xs:element name="TransactionId" type="xs:integer"/>
17 <xs:element name="Leg" type="legType" maxOccurs="unbounded" xdb:SQLCollType="LEG_V"/>
18 </xs:sequence>
19 <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:integer" use="required"/>
20 </xs:complexType>
21 <xs:complexType name="paymentType" xdb:maintainDOM="false" xdb:SQLType="PAYMENT_T">
22 <xs:sequence>
23 <xs:element name="StartDate" type="xs:date"/>
24 <xs:element name="Value" type="xs:integer"/>
25 </xs:sequence>
26 <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:integer" use="required"/>
27 </xs:complexType>
28 <xs:complexType name="legType" xdb:maintainDOM="false" xdb:SQLType="LEG_T">
29 <xs:sequence>
30 <xs:element name="LegNumber" type="xs:integer"/>
31 <xs:element name="Basis" type="xs:integer"/>
32 <xs:element name="FixedRate" type="xs:integer"/>
33 <xs:element name="Payment" type="paymentType" maxOccurs="unbounded" xdb:SQLCollType="PAYMENT_V"/>
34 </xs:sequence>
35 <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:integer" use="required"/>
36 </xs:complexType>
37 </xs:schema>';
38 end;
39 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
SQL> set define on
SQL> --
SQL> declare
2 res boolean;
3 xmlSchema xmlType := xmlType(:XMLSCHEMA);
4 begin
5 dbms_xmlschema.registerSchema
6 (
7 schemaurl => :schemaURL,
8 schemadoc => xmlSchema,
9 local => TRUE,
10 genTypes => TRUE,
11 genBean => FALSE,
12 genTables => TRUE,
13 ENABLEHIERARCHY => DBMS_XMLSCHEMA.ENABLE_HIERARCHY_NONE
14 );
15 end;
16 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.26
SQL> desc LOCAL_TABLE
Name Null? Type
TABLE of SYS.XMLTYPE(XMLSchema "http://xmlns.example.com/askTom/TransactionList.xsd" Element "TransactionList") STORAGE Object-rela
ional TYPE "TRANSACTION_LIST_T"
SQL> --
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_VIEW
2 as
3 select
4 extractvalue(x.column_value,'/Transaction/TradeVersion/text()') tradeversion,
5 extractvalue(x.column_value,'/Transaction//text()') transactionid
6 from
7 local_table,
8 table(xmlsequence(extract(OBJECT_VALUE,'/TransactionList/Transaction'))) x
9 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_LEG_VIEW
2 as
3 select
4 extractvalue(x.column_value,'/Transaction/TransactionId/text()') transactionid,
5 extractvalue(y.column_value,'/Leg/Basis/text()') leg_basis,
6 extractValue(y.column_value,'/Leg/FixedRate/text()') leg_fixedrate
7 from
8 local_table,
9 table(xmlsequence(extract(OBJECT_VALUE,'/TransactionList/Transaction'))) x,
10 table(xmlsequence(extract(x.column_value,'/Transaction/Leg'))) y
11 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_LEG_PAY_VIEW
2 as
3 select
4 extractvalue(x.column_value,'/Transaction/TransactionId/text()') transactionid,
5 extractvalue(y.column_value,'/Leg/LegNumber/text()') leg_legnumber,
6 extractvalue(z.column_value,'/Payment/StartDate/text()') pay_startdate,
7 extractValue(z.column_value,'/Payment/Value/text()') pay_value
8 from
9 local_table,
10 table(xmlsequence(extract(OBJECT_VALUE,'/TransactionList/Transaction'))) x,
11 table(xmlsequence(extract(x.column_value,'/Transaction/Leg'))) y,
12 table(xmlsequence(extract(y.column_value,'/Leg/Payment'))) z
13 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
SQL> desc TRAN_VIEW
Name Null? Type
TRADEVERSION NUMBER(38)
TRANSACTIONID VARCHAR2(4000)
SQL> --
SQL> desc TRAN_LEG_VIEW
Name Null? Type
TRANSACTIONID NUMBER(38)
LEG_BASIS NUMBER(38)
LEG_FIXEDRATE NUMBER(38)
SQL> --
SQL> desc TRAN_LEG_PAY_VIEW
Name Null? Type
TRANSACTIONID NUMBER(38)
LEG_LEGNUMBER NUMBER(38)
PAY_STARTDATE DATE
PAY_VALUE NUMBER(38)
SQL> --
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 as
3 select t.*
4 from LOCAL_TABLE,
5 XMLTable
6 (
7 '/TransactionList/Transaction'
8 passing OBJECT_VALUE
9 columns
10 TRADE_VERSION NUMBER(4) path 'TradeVersion/text()',
11 TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4) path 'TransactionId/text()'
12 ) t
13 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_LEG_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 as
3 select t.TRANSACTION_ID, L.*
4 from LOCAL_TABLE,
5 XMLTable
6 (
7 '/TransactionList/Transaction'
8 passing OBJECT_VALUE
9 columns
10 TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4) path 'TransactionId/text()',
11 LEG XMLType path 'Leg'
12 ) t,
13 XMLTABLE
14 (
15 '/Leg'
16 passing LEG
17 columns
18 LEG_NUMBER NUMBER(4) path 'LegNumber/text()',
19 LEG_BASIS NUMBER(4) path 'Basis/text()',
20 LEG_FIXED_RATE NUMBER(4) path 'FixedRate/text()'
21 ) l
22 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> create or replace VIEW TRAN_LEG_PAY_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 as
3 select TRANSACTION_ID, L.LEG_NUMBER, P.*
4 from LOCAL_TABLE,
5 XMLTable
6 (
7 '/TransactionList/Transaction'
8 passing OBJECT_VALUE
9 columns
10 TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4) path 'TransactionId/text()',
11 LEG XMLType path 'Leg'
12 ) t,
13 XMLTABLE
14 (
15 '/Leg'
16 passing LEG
17 columns
18 LEG_NUMBER NUMBER(4) path 'LegNumber/text()',
19 PAYMENT XMLType path 'Payment'
20 ) L,
21 XMLTABLE
22 (
23 '/Payment'
24 passing PAYMENT
25 columns
26 PAY_START_DATE DATE path 'StartDate/text()',
27 PAY_VALUE NUMBER(4) path 'Value/text()'
28 ) p
29 /
View created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
SQL> desc TRAN_VIEW_XMLTABLE
Name Null? Type
TRADE_VERSION NUMBER(4)
TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4)
SQL> --
SQL> desc TRAN_LEG_VIEW_XMLTABLE
Name Null? Type
TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4)
LEG_NUMBER NUMBER(4)
LEG_BASIS NUMBER(4)
LEG_FIXED_RATE NUMBER(4)
SQL> --
SQL> desc TRAN_LEG_PAY_VIEW_XMLTABLE
Name Null? Type
TRANSACTION_ID NUMBER(4)
LEG_NUMBER NUMBER(4)
PAY_START_DATE DATE
PAY_VALUE NUMBER(4)
SQL> --
SQL> set long 10000 pages 100 lines 128
SQL> set timing on
SQL> set autotrace on explain
SQL> set heading on feedback on
SQL> --
SQL> VAR DOC1 CLOB
SQL> VAR DOC2 CLOB
SQL> --
SQL> begin
2 :DOC1 :=
3 '<TransactionList>
4 <Transaction id="1">
5 <TradeVersion>1</TradeVersion>
6 <TransactionId>1</TransactionId>
7 <Leg id="1">
8 <LegNumber>1</LegNumber>
9 <Basis>1</Basis>
10 <FixedRate>1</FixedRate>
11 <Payment id="1">
12 <StartDate>2000-01-01</StartDate>
13 <Value>1</Value>
14 </Payment>
15 <Payment id="2">
16 <StartDate>2000-01-02</StartDate>
17 <Value>2</Value>
18 </Payment>
19 </Leg>
20 <Leg id="2">
21 <LegNumber>2</LegNumber>
22 <Basis>2</Basis>
23 <FixedRate>2</FixedRate>
24 <Payment id="1">
25 <StartDate>2000-02-01</StartDate>
26 <Value>10</Value>
27 </Payment>
28 <Payment id="2">
29 <StartDate>2000-02-02</StartDate>
30 <Value>20</Value>
31 </Payment>
32 </Leg>
33 </Transaction>
34 <Transaction id="2">
35 <TradeVersion>2</TradeVersion>
36 <TransactionId>2</TransactionId>
37 <Leg id="1">
38 <LegNumber>21</LegNumber>
39 <Basis>21</Basis>
40 <FixedRate>21</FixedRate>
41 <Payment id="1">
42 <StartDate>2002-01-01</StartDate>
43 <Value>21</Value>
44 </Payment>
45 <Payment id="2">
46 <StartDate>2002-01-02</StartDate>
47 <Value>22</Value>
48 </Payment>
49 </Leg>
50 <Leg id="22">
51 <LegNumber>22</LegNumber>
52 <Basis>22</Basis>
53 <FixedRate>22</FixedRate>
54 <Payment id="21">
55 <StartDate>2002-02-01</StartDate>
56 <Value>210</Value>
57 </Payment>
58 <Payment id="22">
59 <StartDate>2002-02-02</StartDate>
60 <Value>220</Value>
61 </Payment>
62 </Leg>
63 </Transaction>
64 </TransactionList>';
65 :DOC2 :=
66 '<TransactionList>
67 <Transaction id="31">
68 <TradeVersion>31</TradeVersion>
69 <TransactionId>31</TransactionId>
70 <Leg id="31">
71 <LegNumber>31</LegNumber>
72 <Basis>31</Basis>
73 <FixedRate>31</FixedRate>
74 <Payment id="31">
75 <StartDate>3000-01-01</StartDate>
76 <Value>31</Value>
77 </Payment>
78 </Leg>
79 </Transaction>
80 </TransactionList>';
81 end;
82 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> insert into LOCAL_TABLE values ( xmltype(:DOC1))
2 /
1 row created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 1
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | INSERT STATEMENT | | 1 | 100 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | LOAD TABLE CONVENTIONAL | LOCAL_TABLE | | | | |
SQL> insert into LOCAL_TABLE values ( xmltype(:DOC2))
2 /
1 row created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 1
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | INSERT STATEMENT | | 1 | 100 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | LOAD TABLE CONVENTIONAL | LOCAL_TABLE | | | | |
SQL> select * from TRAN_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 /
TRADE_VERSION TRANSACTION_ID
 1 1
 2 2
 31 31
3 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 650975545
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 3 | 168 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
| 1 | NESTED LOOPS | | 3 | 168 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 2 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| SYS_NTGgl+TKyhQnWoFRSrCxeX9g== | 3 | 138 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 3 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN| SYS_C0010174 | 1 | 10 | 0 (0)| 00:00:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 2 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
 3 - access("NESTED_TABLE_ID"="LOCAL_TABLE"."SYS_NC0000800009$")
Note
 - dynamic sampling used for this statement
SQL> select * from TRAN_LEG_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 /
TRANSACTION_ID LEG_NUMBER LEG_BASIS LEG_FIXED_RATE
 1 1 1 1
 1 2 2 2
 2 21 21 21
 2 22 22 22
 31 31 31 31
5 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 1273661583
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 5 | 560 | 7 (15)| 00:00:01 |
|* 1 | HASH JOIN | | 5 | 560 | 7 (15)| 00:00:01 |
| 2 | NESTED LOOPS | | 3 | 159 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 3 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| SYS_NTGgl+TKyhQnWoFRSrCxeX9g== | 3 | 129 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 4 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN| SYS_C0010174 | 1 | 10 | 0 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 5 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | SYS_NTUmyermF/S721C/2UXo40Uw== | 5 | 295 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 1 - access("SYS_ALIAS_1"."NESTED_TABLE_ID"="SYS_ALIAS_0"."SYS_NC0000800009$")
 3 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
 4 - access("NESTED_TABLE_ID"="LOCAL_TABLE"."SYS_NC0000800009$")
 5 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
Note
 - dynamic sampling used for this statement
SQL> select * from TRAN_LEG_PAY_VIEW_XMLTABLE
2 /
TRANSACTION_ID LEG_NUMBER PAY_START PAY_VALUE
 1 1 01-JAN-00 1
 1 1 02-JAN-00 2
 1 2 01-FEB-00 10
 1 2 02-FEB-00 20
 2 21 01-JAN-02 21
 2 21 02-JAN-02 22
 2 22 01-FEB-02 210
 2 22 02-FEB-02 220
 31 31 01-JAN-00 31
9 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.07
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 4004907785
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 9 | 1242 | 10 (10)| 00:00:01 |
|* 1 | HASH JOIN | | 9 | 1242 | 10 (10)| 00:00:01 |
|* 2 | HASH JOIN | | 5 | 480 | 7 (15)| 00:00:01 |
| 3 | NESTED LOOPS | | 3 | 159 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 4 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| SYS_NTGgl+TKyhQnWoFRSrCxeX9g== | 3 | 129 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 5 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN| SYS_C0010174 | 1 | 10 | 0 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 6 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | SYS_NTUmyermF/S721C/2UXo40Uw== | 5 | 215 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 7 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | SYS_NTelW4ZRtKS+WKqCaXhsHnNQ== | 9 | 378 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 1 - access("NESTED_TABLE_ID"="SYS_ALIAS_1"."SYS_NC0000900010$")
 2 - access("SYS_ALIAS_1"."NESTED_TABLE_ID"="SYS_ALIAS_0"."SYS_NC0000800009$")
 4 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
 5 - access("NESTED_TABLE_ID"="LOCAL_TABLE"."SYS_NC0000800009$")
 6 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
 7 - filter("SYS_NC_TYPEID$" IS NOT NULL)
Note
 - dynamic sampling used for this statement
SQL>Out of interest why are you so against using XMLType...
Edited by: mdrake on Jan 13, 2009 8:25 AM

Insert XML file into Relational database model without using XMLTYPE tables

Dear all,
How can I store a known complex XML file into an existing relational database WITHOUT using xmltypes in the database ?
I read the article on DBMS_XMLSTORE. DBMS_XMLSTORE indeed partially bridges the gap between XML and RDBMS to a certain extent, namely for simply structured XML (canonical structure) and simple tables.
However, when the XML structure will become arbitrary and rapidly evolving, surely there must be a way to map XML to a relational model more flexibly.
We work in a java/Oracle10 environment that receives very large XML documents from an independent data management source. These files comply with an XML schema. That is all we know. Still, all these data must be inserted/updated daily in an existing relational model. Quite an assignment isn't it ?
The database does and will not contain XMLTYPES, only plain RDBMS tables.
Are you aware of a framework/product or tool to do what DBMS_XMLSTORE does but with any format of XML file ? If not, I am doomed.
Constraints : Input via XML files defined by third party
Storage : relational database model with hundreds of tables and thousands of existing queries that can not be touched. The model must not be altered.
Target : get this XML into the database on a daily basis via an automated process.
Cheers.
Luc.

Luc,
your Doomed !
If you would try something like DBMS_XMLSTORE, you probably would be into serious performance problems in your case, very fast, and it would be very difficult to manage.
If you would use a little bit of XMLType stuff, you would be able to shred the data into the relational model very fast and controlable. Take it from me, I am one of those old geezers like Mr. Tom Kyte way beyond 40 years (still joking). No seriously. I started out as a classical PL/SQL, Forms Guy that switched after two years to become a "DBA 1.0" and Mr Codd and Mr Date were for years my biggest hero's. I have the utmost respect for Mr. Tom Kyte for all his efforts for bringing the concepts manual into the development world. Just to name some off the names that influenced me. But you will have to work with UNSTRUCTURED data (as Mr Date would call it). 80% of the data out there exists off it. Stuff like XMLTABLE and XML VIEWs bridge the gap between that unstructured world and the relational world. It is very doable to drag and drop an XML file into the XMLDB database into a XMLtype table and or for instance via FTP. From that point on it is in the database. From there you could move into relational tables via XMLTABLE methods or XML Views.
You could see the described method as a filtering option so XML can be transformed into relational data. If you don't want any XML in your current database, then create an small Oracle database with XML DB installed (if doable 11.1.0.7 regarding the best performance --> all the new fast optimizer stuff etc). Use that database as a staging area that does all the XML shredding for you into relational components and ship the end result via database links and or materialized views or other probably known methodes into your relational database that isn't allowed to have XMLType.
This way you would keep your realtional Oracle database clean and have the Oracle XML DB staging database do all the filtering and shredding into relational components.
Throwing the XML DB option out off the window beforehand would be like replacing your Mercedes with a bicycle. With both you will be able to travel the distance from Paris to Rome, but it will take you a hell of lot longer.
:-)

How to handle duplicate nodes in xslt mapping

Hi,
in my scenario that i have a source mapped to the canonical structure and from canonical to target.
source structure
<empid>
<national_id>
canonical structure
<id> 0 to unbounded
 <id>
 <type>
the mapping from source to canonical
is like i have duplicated the canonical structure and then mapped
id -
empid
type--- assigned a constant employee
id -
national_id
type--- assigned a constant National
i have used xslt mapping using stylus studio and mapping from source to canonical is not the problem
when i mapped the canonical to target there is a problem
the node id is visible once in the canonical when the structure is a source
but there is a dupicate node in the structure but not visible. how to procedue with the mapping for canonical to target
kindly help me
with regards
pradeep N

hi,
Udo Martens.
source xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns0:Materail_fileReceive xmlns:ns0="http://www.aprilbiztec.in/MM_MultiFile">
 <Emp_ID>12</Emp_ID>
 <National_ID>91</National_ID>
</ns0:Materail_fileReceive>
canonical xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns0:Materail_file xmlns:ns0="http://www.aprilbiztec.in/MM_MultiFile"><Material><ID>12</ID><Type>Employee</Type></Material><Material><ID>91</ID><Type>National</Type></Material></ns0:Materail_file>
source to canonical mapping is
<?xml version='1.0' ?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:ns0="http://www.aprilbiztec.in/MM_MultiFile">
 <xsl:template match="/">
 <ns0:Materail_file xmlns:ns0="http://www.aprilbiztec.in/MM_MultiFile">
 <Material>
 <ID>
 <xsl:value-of select="ns0:Materail_fileReceive/Emp_ID"/>
 </ID>
 <Type>Employee</Type>
 </Material>
 <Material>
 <ID>
 <xsl:value-of select="ns0:Materail_fileReceive/National_ID"/>
 </ID>
 <Type>National</Type>
 </Material>
 </ns0:Materail_file>
 </xsl:template>
i want the canonical to target mapping where my target structure is similar to that of my source
kindly help.
regards
pradeep N.

Outbound ABAP Client Proxy

Hi,
Scenario - Client Proxy to JDBC.
I am getting Purchase order details out of Client proxy which goes and updates multiple tables at JDBC. I am doing this via single service interface to update multiple tables ( multiple statement element in JDBC target structure ).
Client Proxy
PO HEADER
PO DETAIL
PO TEXT
PO ITEM
JDBC tables
tbl_HEADER
tbl_DETAIL
tbl_TEXT
tbl_ITEM
Detail and ITEM tables from SAP has too many entries. When I tested in development for 14 PO header it had 1500 detaills, 500 text and 800 items. So i am thinking of breaking down of these PO headers in abap client proxy to trigger the abap proxy for every 50 PO header. So that it would not end up with huge PO details and text.
I am thinking of modifyin the abap code to send 50 PO header each time in client proxy.
loop on PO headers.
if lv_counter is 50.
call method to send via client proxy.
then next 50 records. so that we are sending in chunks.
PI would receive in multiple messages with consisting of 50 PO header and many item details. Does update/insert on JDBC table would affect. what precautions shd i take in PI considering update on JDBC
Kindly suggest with any inputs.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
You can use the update_insert option of the receiver jdbc canonical structure.
This would ensure that rows already existing would be updated and only the delta would be inserted into the tables.
Regards

Error in a formula function

Hi,
i ran the infopackge.load was failed.failed request is showing Record 1 :Error in a formula function (routine ROUTINE_0001 ), record 1 .why this error is coming.how can i solve this issue?
Thanks,
Ali

Hi,
As refered by the posts above , you need to edit the data in to PSA, now try going through the procedure below:
1. Once data is loaded till PSA , ther will be a "process Manually Tab" in the status of the ip, press that.
2. Now you will get the error in the processing packets .
3.make the IP red , delete the failed request from target( Info cube), sice for DSO there is a specific procedure.
4.now go bak to ip click on the psa tab, the error displays record '1', so select the first record in PSA, put the size of the record in the no. of error records and select " error record".
5. now you will se this error record in the PSA.
6. Click on the edit record , you will se the canonical structure of the record with its field.
7. No try editing th record for there might be a entry which seems to be diff from other(compare with correctly loaded records).
8. edit it , save the changes.
9. now either recostructing the PSA or manually pushing the failed request to target.
Hope this will serve your cause
Thax & Regards
Vaibhave Sharma

Cursor on xsql

Hi, I'm using the cursor element to get master detail xml pages.
I'm doing something like:
select a.a, a.b, cursor (
select b.c, b.d from detail where a.id_detail = b.id_detail from detal b) as c
from master a
The XML I get, in the detail sections is like:
<c>
<c_row>
</c_row>
</c>
What I want, is to change the name of the c_row element to another one I want.
Thanks in advance.

You can change the C part of <C_ROW> but you cannot change the _ROW part. You'll need to apply an XSLT transformation to transform the canonical structure into another format with the appropriate tags. The XSQL Servlet can make this easy to do for you.

FCPX importing canon t3i, FCPX doesn't recognize the structure?

I'm inserting my card from my new canon t3i, FCPX doesn't recognize the card?

I have an idea.
Create a folder on you desk top. Give it a name that ties it to images and video you shot using the t3i plus the date of the shoot. Connect your USB to your camera. Open Image capture. Turn t3i on. You should be able to transfer both images and video to the folder on your desktop via image capture. Check the folder to make sure your images and videos are there. Then turn off your camera. (If you get a camera image on your desktop, you do not need to use image capture.) Open F.C.P.X. Under file-Import-file, then under import files-look for your Desktop-then the folder with with stills & video-open folder-then highlight the video files, then import.
I've been doing this, using flash memory cards, in dual mode cameras. It has worked for me with out a problem.
Remember, this is just an idea.
Hope it works for you.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Adobe Bridge (CS4) and Camera Raw 5.4

I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and store in RAW-format.
The camera is updated with latest software etc.
I have the Adobe Design CS4 package on my computer and updated to the camera raw 5.4 version (bridge/photoshop/etc).
All this is updated to last versions / updates etc.
I upload my pictures from the camera to my computer.
When I inspect the files with the Canon software such as "Digital Photo Professional 3.6.1.0" or "Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 6.3.1" (this are the latest versions and updates) the files are copied correct to my computer.
The files can be opened with the canon software without any problem and can be modified and converted and all normal operations can be performed.
The files can also be converted to ".jpg" and no problem occurs.
The problem starts after the folder with the pictures (in RAW-format) has been opened / viewed in Adobe Bridge or after Adobe bridge is started.
After starting and viewing with bridge the folder only some of the file become corrupted and cannot be used anymore.So the majority of the files remain OK but some files become corrupt.
A part of the picture is visible partly, the remaining part are lines, dots, squares etc and the divisions of correct picture and corrupted seems to be at random. There is no structure in the way the corrupted file are shown in bridge. Please look at the enclosed picture in this message.
The files can be opened in Camera Raw and Photoshop but they show the corrupted file and can be stored etc.
But the picture is destroyed.
Does anybody have a sollution or similar problems?
Best regards

There are forums for Bridge, Camera RAW and Photoshop.
Any of them would be better than posting here.
Bob

Is there a PS setting where it can read my Canon Mark 3 5D's monochrome setting so that the files will also appear in monochrome instead of colour? Or do I have to change from RAW each time to Monochrome within PS (even if I have set up for Monochrome in

Is there a PS setting where it can read my Canon Mark 3 5D's monochrome setting so that the files will also appear in the same monochrome structure (instead of appearing in colour as it is now when i open in PS, not even monochrome)? Or do I have to change from RAW each time to Monochrome within PS (even if I have set up for Monochrome in my 5D)?
1. Basically I am taking photos with a monochrome setting with my 5D and the screen shows monochrome.
2. when i import this onto my computer and open with PS, it opens in colour.
3. when I change this to Monochrome in PS. (It cannot read my monochrome setting with my preference of the greyscale mix when I viewed it on my 5D)
4. my question is: is there a way so that PS can read the monochrome setting from my 5D and display the same monochrome setting as my 5D instead of a different one from PS.
Lily

you need camera raw 6.7 or better.
i don't know what version of ps you have so i can't say if it can be updated to use that, but update anyway.
pre cc updates: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
cc updates: http://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cc-updates-direct-links-windows.html
cc 2104 updates: http://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cc-2014-updates-links-windows.html
if you can't update your cr sufficiently, use the dng converter. DNG Converters:
Win
Mac

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