Exporting parameter "name" of the FUNCTION 'SDIXML_DATA_TO_DOM'?

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We've got one question for the Exporting parameter "name" of the FUNCTION 'SDIXML_DATA_TO_DOM' show below:
CALL FUNCTION 'SDIXML_DATA_TO_DOM'
    EXPORTING
      name         = 'anything?'
      dataobject   = it_tab[]
    IMPORTING
      data_as_dom  = l_dom
    CHANGING
      document     = m_document
    EXCEPTIONS
      illegal_name = 1
      OTHERS       = 2.
We've got two questions about this function:
1. What is this function for?  Just convert a SAP internal table to a document content?
2. What would be the value for the Exporting parameter "name"?  We can give it any string value? or it just has to be the internal table name?
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Answer 1

hi check this..
parameters: file type rlgrap-filename.
types: begin of t_itab,
         vbeln type vbap-vbeln,
         posnr type vbap-posnr,
         matnr type vbap-matnr,
         matwa type vbap-matwa,
       end of t_itab.
data: itab type standard table of t_itab with header line.
start-of-selection.
  itab-vbeln = '0123456'.
  itab-posnr = '00010'.
  itab-matnr = 'Sreekanth'.
  itab-matwa = 'Gollamudi'.
  append itab.
  clear  itab.
  itab-vbeln = '067890'.
  itab-posnr = '00020'.
  itab-matnr = 'Sachin'.
  itab-matwa = 'Tendulkar'.
  append itab.
  clear  itab.
  itab-vbeln = '834580'.
  itab-posnr = '00010'.
  itab-matnr = 'Saurav'.
  itab-matwa = 'Ganguly'.
  append itab.
  clear  itab.
  perform output_xml.
*&      Form  OUTPUT_XML
      Out put XML
form output_xml .
  data: l_dom      type ref to if_ixml_element,
        m_document type ref to if_ixml_document,
        g_ixml     type ref to if_ixml,
        w_string   type xstring,
        w_size     type i,
        w_result   type i,
        w_line     type string,
        it_xml     type dcxmllines,
        s_xml      like line of it_xml,
        w_rc       like sy-subrc.
  data: xml type dcxmllines.
  data: rc type sy-subrc.
  data: begin of xml_tab occurs 0,
          d like line of xml,
        end of xml_tab.
  class cl_ixml definition load.
  g_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).
  check not g_ixml is initial.
  m_document = g_ixml->create_document( ).
  check not m_document is initial.
  write: / 'Converting DATA TO DOM 1:'.
*-- Here we will transfer the actual internal table to XML document
  call function 'SDIXML_DATA_TO_DOM'
    exporting
      name         = 'SALES ORDER'
      dataobject   = itab[]
    importing
      data_as_dom  = l_dom
    changing
      document     = m_document
    exceptions
      illegal_name = 1
      others       = 2.
  if sy-subrc = 0.
    write 'Ok'.
  else.
    write: 'Err =',
    sy-subrc.
  endif.
  check not l_dom is initial.
  w_rc = m_document->append_child( new_child = l_dom ).
  if w_rc is initial.
    write 'Ok'.
  else.
    write: 'Err =',
    w_rc.
  endif.
  call function 'SDIXML_DOM_TO_XML'
    exporting
      document      = m_document
    importing
      xml_as_string = w_string
      size          = w_size
    tables
      xml_as_table  = it_xml
    exceptions
      no_document   = 1
      others        = 2.
  if sy-subrc = 0.
    write 'Ok'.
  else.
    write: 'Err =',
    sy-subrc.
  endif.
  loop at it_xml into xml_tab-d.
    append xml_tab.
  endloop.
  call function 'WS_DOWNLOAD'
    exporting
      bin_filesize = w_size
      filename     = file
      filetype     = 'BIN'
    tables
      data_tab     = xml_tab
    exceptions
      others       = 10.
  if sy-subrc <> 0.
    message id sy-msgid type sy-msgty number sy-msgno
    with sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
  endif.
endform.                    " OUTPUT_XML
regards,
venkat.