File content conversion Receiver with no key fields

hi all,
I have a header structure with four fields all varying and also item structure with varying fields .. how do i go about to solve this .. as the regular Content Conversion uses key fields.. but there are no such key fields here... kindly help in this regard to proceed

If you dont have a key field, then the only option to read the file and convert it to XML would be in a record row format.
Here each line will go as one field in the XML. You will have to use some logic in your mapping to extract the right field.
Ref: /people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/08/16/configuring-generic-sender-file-cc-adapter
but in case your is a receiver File adapter then key fields are not required.
ref: /people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion

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<item>
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<quantity>00001</quantity>
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<item>
<material>01086584</material>
<quantity>00001</quantity>
</item>
<item>
<material>01095756</material>
<quantity>00001</quantity>
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<item>
<material>12002765</material>
<quantity>00001</quantity>
</item>
<item>
<material>01097456</material>
<quantity>00001</quantity>
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I don't need the Segment Seg1.
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Hi ABAP JUNOON,
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1 entrega                            0..unbounded
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pedido,posicion,marca1,marca1,numcaja3,linea3,num3,linea3..
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recordset: entregas,marca1,cajas,ref_cliente,num_serie,descr
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I had testing change this values however i can't obtain the output file..

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Hi,
I have a complex structure like:
<Header>
</Header>
<Item>
<SubItem>
    <Info>
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</Subitem>
</Item
<Item>
<SubItem>
    <Info>
    </Info>
</Subitem>
</Item
When I follow the instructions for File Content conversion I cannot separate the Item / SubItem and Info segments into separate lines in my flat file.
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Header
Item Subitem Info
Item Subitem Info
I want
Header
Item
Subitem
Info
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Subitem
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Best regards
Ron.

Hi,
I specified the following
Name                                                                   value
Header.addHeaderLine                 0
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Header.endSeparator                   'nl'
Item.addHeaderLine                     0
Item.fieldSeparator                       ;
Item.endSeparator                       'nl'
Subitem.addHeaderLine               0
Subitem.fieldSeparator                 ;
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>>My target structure in below format:
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Finally your Target Structure will resembles like this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <MT_Test>
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</Structure>
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somethng like these..
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I needed output file as with xml tags at beginning and ending and inbetween csv file
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<Main>
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<H2> headertext2 </H2>
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B,XX, YY,ZZ,KUM2ABC
B,12a,446,457,KUM3ABC
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B,12c,448,459,KUM5ABC.
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A      123    445     455    KUM1ABC
B      XX      YY      ZZ      KUM2ABC
B      12a    446     457    KUM3ABC
B      12b    447    458    KUM4ABC
B      12c   448     459    KUM5ABC
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headertext2
A,123,445,455, KUM1ABC
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Hi,
You use like below.
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[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/44/748d595dab6fb5e10000000a155369/content.htm]
After that use adapter module and add the xml tag in the file.
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I am using File to Idoc scenario for my mapping. In the receiver Communication channel, I am using File Content Conversion. My scenario is as follows :
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>>multiple key field values in FCC configuration i.e Line_Structure.keyFieldValue = H or L
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I am working on scenario File to Idoc.In this scenario at the sender side we configure the file content conversion for .CSV file.
In the flat file i am having more than one orders, XI will pick the file and creates a separate Idoc for each sales order at r/3.
We have similar fields "Order Item Number" both header and item.
If we got '00000' on the Header item then it should create a new idoc at the r/3 side other wise it will create line item.
Order item number will be 00000 for header but it will differ from order item to item.
source structure
Order Header
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PO number
Order item number
Order date
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City
Country Code
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Order type
Sold-to-code
PO number
Order item number
Order date
Product code
Order quantity
Item text
Filler
Now I have some questions....
I don't have standard filed values to give the key fileds at source structure.
I need to create the Idoc at r/3 system for each individual record.
Is it possible to create new idoc with out using the Key filed value?
If it is possible then how can i proceed with fcc?
please give me your valuable suggestions
Best Regards,
satya
Edited by: satyatanuku on Mar 3, 2010 1:41 PM
Edited by: satyatanuku on Mar 3, 2010 1:42 PM
Edited by: satyatanuku on Mar 3, 2010 1:44 PM

Hi,
Just check the Content Conversion Parameters- Recordset Structure.
If you have filled in this parameter with
Header,1,Item,1
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Regards
Chandra

File content conversion Receiver with no key fields

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