FCC: Substructure inside Substructure

Hi all,
          I am working on a POC which uses FCC. The expected XML file Structure at the Receiver side is:
    <root>
.          <substructureA>
                   <field1/>
                    <substructure1>
                           <field1/>
                           <field2/>
                    <\substructure1>
                    <substructure2>
                            <field1/>
                           <field2/>
                    <\substructure2>
             <\substructureA>
             <substructureB>
                   <substructure1>
                           <field1/>
                           <field2/>
                      <\substructure1>
                    <substructure2>
                            <field1/>
                             <field2/>
                    <\substructure2>
              <\substructureB>
       <\root>
Is it possible to perform the conversion by FCC? If Yes, how to specify the substructure inside a substructure in configuration?
Thanks
Chilanka

Hi,
Jai Shankar,
I think the above requirement is for Receiver side , am i correct or not? For sender is different , you nend use another...
Now , in receiver side
Record structure :
ROOT,substructure1,sub_substructure,FIELD,*,substructure2,sub_substructure
<b>Here you have to use the above sustructure name,occurrences</b> if any fields are under that structure and the respective parent will more no of occurrences
In processing parameters
Root.endSaparator : 'nl'
substructure1.fieldNames : (give field names if available if not available then you no need to give these type parameters for that specified substructure)
See my above answer...
Regards
Chilla

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> }
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KR
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Hey experts,
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Abhy,
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#1
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#2
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</root>
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