File to IDOC with content conversion

Hi
I am trying to do a file content conversion scenario. This is a fixed length file which needs to be converted to idoc.
I have configured IR and ID (FCC parameters added). While testing the end-end scenario we are able to see that sender adapter has successfully read the message , but we are not able to see any message in SXMB_MONI.
Please help

Following is the file structure
"RecordType HeaderField2 HeaderField3"
"RecordType LineItem2 LineItem3"
"RecordType TrailerField2 TrailerField3"
Following are content conversion Parameters [KeyFieldName -> RecordType]
HeaderRow.beginSeparator -> '"'
HeaderRow.fieldFixedLengths -> 10,20,10 (for ex)
HeaderRow.fieldNames -> RecordType,HeaderField2,HeaderField3
HeaderRow.keyFieldValue -> 01 (COnstant)
HeaderRow1.endSeparator -> '"'
Similar for line item and trailer
Is there any way to check our input file against the content conversion parameters to make sure that they are correct
Thanks

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Hello,
I have a flat file that i read with the sender file adapter.
After content conversion I get not the result i wished to have...
The source flat file looks for example like this:
ABC;DEF;GHIJ
KLM;NOP;Q
RSTU;VW
After the Content Conversion I would like to have this result:
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 <Row>ABC;DEF;GHIJ
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 <>
What sounds very similar but didnt work for me yesterday.
I defined a data type that looked like this:
DT_TEST (Complex Type)
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Recordsetname: Recordset
Recordset structure: Data, 1
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This was also described in blog:
/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/08/16/configuring-generic-sender-file-cc-adapter
But my result is always like this:
<Recordset>
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<Recordset>
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<Recordset>
 <Data>
 <Row> RSTU;VW
 </Data>
</Recordset>
.And not like I wished.
Can anybody help me?
Greetings
Tobias

Hi,
I just gone thru the blog and as per the structure defined I have no idea how this works this way.
But if you modify the structure to
RecordSet - occurs 0-1
Data - occurs 0-n
Row - occurs 0-1
And in the Content conversion mentions Data,* instead of Data,1.
In this case you will be getting a output like
<Data>
<Row>ddf,sdfsd,sdf</Row>
</Data>
<Data>
<Row>fff,sdfsd,sdf</Row>
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File Adapter with Content Conversion

Hi -
I am trying to convert a Flat file which has data as
firstnamelastnamecompanyName
Now i have created a message type which has a root name as Contact and its children are FirstName,LastName,Company.
And in the configurator i have created a file adapter with the content conversion, but being very new to XI i have never used a file adapter with content conversion. This is what i have in my Content Conversion Parameters.Please correct my code.
Document Name :: MT_Contact
Document Namespace :: http://venkat
Document Offset :: i did not enter anything here
Recordset Name :: RootNode(i gave this name just like that,,, Should it be something from the IR??
Recordset NameSpace:: i did not enter anything here
Recordset Structure:: Contact (this is the name in my IR
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When i am using the above configuration the error i am getting in RWB is Error: Conversion initialization failed: Exception: java.lang.Exception: java.lang.Exception: Error(s) in XML conversion parameters found:
Format error in 'xml.recordset' argument: incomplete structure (name,number) pairInvalid 'xml.recordsetsPerMessage' value 'Contact,*' found
I am very new to XI and i am unable to understand what exactly each field means in the file adapter when the content coversion is used. Can someone take the pain of explaining them.
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Hi,
Use the following to create an XML strucutre like this,
<MT_CONTACT>
<CONTACT>
<FirstName> </FirstName>
<LastName> </LastName>
<CompanyName> </CompanyName>
</CONTACT>
<MT_CONTACT>
DocumentName : MT_TEST
DocumentNamespace : Yournamespace
RecordserName : record
RecordsetStructure : CONTACT,1
In the table,
ignoreRecordsetName : true
CONTACT.fieldNames : FirstName,LastName,CompanyName
CONTACT.fieldSeparator : #
Go through the links suggested by moorthy and also these blogs to understand content conversion better,
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/02/27/content-conversion-the-key-field-problem
/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/01/06/how-to-process-csv-data-with-xi-file-adapter
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File sender adapter and content conversion with polish character

We are loading a csv file with PI 7.0 file sender adapter using "content conversion" - all fields go through EXCEPT a special character hex '208C' (space in front) looks like "Æ" is converted to hex 'C28C'.
We are using code page UTF8
We are using:
enclosuresign "
enclosuresignescape ""
fieldcontentformatting nothing
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Hi Bohamo,
Hope you have set the following for your file sender adapter :
1. Transfer Mode is set to Binary,
2. File Type Text,
3. Encoding ISO-8859-1( for Western European Latin ).
Inorder to recognize Polish Character, try as follows :
Your sender file after coming into Pi has XML encoding declaration 'UTF-8'.
Write a simple XSLT mapping to change the value of the attribute "encoding" to "ISO-8859-1" in the output XML of message mapping . Include this XSLT map as the second mapping step in your interface mapping.
First step in your interface mapping will be your already existing message mapping.
An example of the XSL code :
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<xsl:copy-of select="*" />
</xsl:template>
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File sender with content conversion and ignoreRecordsetName

Him,
I have an scenario with a compressed file sender with content conversion.
In my sender cc i have:
1     AF_Modules/PayloadZipBean     Local Enterprise Bean     unzip
2     AF_Modules/MessageTransformBean     Local Enterprise Bean     transform
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For details, see [this link|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm].
[some more here|http://www.riyaz.net/blog/index.php/2008/02/20/xipi-file-content-conversion-for-complex-structures/]
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Problem with reciver file adapter in the content conversion.

I have starnge situation where the fileds in the file created after the content conversion are center aligned.
Can someone let me know how to make it right aligned?
For eg, i have a field with Char(6) in the file it looks as follows:
1.23 -> | 1.23 |
10.23 -> |10.23 |
100.23-> |100.23|
I want it to be like this :
1.23 -> | 1.23|
10.23 -> | 10.23|
100.23-> |100.23|
Please let me know ASAP as its a critical issue for the customer.
Warm Regards,
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use java.text methods for formatting the values according to your requirement.
first check the java API 1.4.2....
with in that check java.text.* methods
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Also check this link this will definitely solve issue
[http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~vaucher/Java/tutorials/Formatting.html]
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 double x = 1.0 / 7;
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I have a scenario in XI which i create a file in it,
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
File Content prameters for the Sender Adapter
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File Receiver with Content Conversion
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Introduction to simple (File-XI-File)scenario and complete walk through for starters(Part2)
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NAB the TAB (File Adapter)
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Introduction to simple (File-XI-File)scenario and complete walk through for starters(Part2)
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Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file)
NAB the TAB (File Adapter)
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns
Content Conversion ( The Key Field Problem )
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File Receiver with Content Conversion
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/content.htm
Please see the below links for file content conversion..
The specified item was not found. - FCC
The specified item was not found. - FCC
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns - FCC
Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file)
Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file) - FCC
XI Configuration for MDM Integration - Sample Scenario - FCC - MDM
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I have a receiver FTP adapter with content conversion. In RWB I'm facing following error message:
Adapter Framework caught exception: Exception in XML Parser (format problem?):'java.lang.Exception: Message processing failed in XML parser: 'java.lang.Exception: Consistency error: more fields found in XML structure than specified in conversion parameters! (Value 'FCOTUPI')', probably configuration error in file adapter (XML parser error)'
The field with value FCOTUPI could be found in POS recordset. I double check the length of columns but couldn't find
an error.
CC configuration:
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Chris

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Source
Struc1 (0..unbounded)
-Item1.1
-Struc2 (0..unbounded)
--Item 2.1
--Struc3 (0..unbounded)
---Item3.1
Target:
Struc1 (0..unbounded)
-Item1.1
Struc2 (0..unbounded)
-Item 2.1
Struc3 (0..unbounded)
-Item3.1
But if e.g. the Struc2 appears two time it will be created two time in target structure before
the Struc3 is created. But ths Struc3 belongs to Struc2 and should be created in flat file under
Struc2 directly.
How can we created a flat structure like this
Struc1
Struc2
Struc3
Struc3
Struc2
Struc3
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I am able to generate it in hierarchy
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/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
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File content conversion sites
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2005/08/17/nab-the-tab-file-adapter
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/06/08/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-various-field-lengths-and-variable-substructures-to-xi-30
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2005/08/17/nab-the-tab-file-adapter
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/02/27/content-conversion-the-key-field-problem
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
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/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter - FCC
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter - FCC
File Content Conversion for Unequal Number of Columns
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns - FCC
Content Conversion (Pattern/Random content in input file)
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file - FCC
/people/harrison.holland5/blog/2006/12/20/xi-configuration-for-mdm-integration--sample-scenario - FCC - MDM
XI in the role of a FTP
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/04/03/xi-in-the-role-of-a-ftp - FCC
File to R/3 via ABAP Proxy
/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/14/file-to-r3-via-abap-proxy - FCC
/people/mickael.huchet/blog/2006/09/18/xipi-how-to-exclude-files-in-a-sender-file-adapter - EOIO - File
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ee/c9f0b4925af54cb17c454788d8e466/frameset.htm - cc
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/content.htm - fcc cOUNTER
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Actually I know how to do somenthing like
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I do a variable substitution from a filename node in my xml structure. Because I don't want to have the the filename in my flatfile i supress the output with the conversion parameters:
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Jorg,
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I am configuring a sample File to IDOC scenario. Here are the steps I am following, can you please guide me what I am missing here.
I am having a flat file with 10 records to be transferred to my ECC system through IDOC adapter to create 10 different IDocs.
1. I am picking up my flat file using a 3rd party Business System with File Content Conversion
2. I uploaded CREMAS Idoc and exported as XSD file and modified Occurences paramter to unbounded and uploaded back as an External file definition into IR
3. I defined an SAP WEBAS ABAP type Business System with LS (representing my ECC system) and configured with IDOC Rcvr channel.
4. In the IDOC recvr Channel, I specified RFC destination pointing to my ECC system & Port, Release...etc
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Testing:
1. When I checked my CC monitoring in RWB, my file on the sourced is getting picked up successfull with respect to the specified polling intervals.
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Just an observation, We don;t need to specifiy any LS on the Sender Business Sytem(3rd party in my case) which picks up my file on the source side. Rather I am specifiying LS on the Target Business Sytem(type WEBAS ABAP in my case) to send my IDOC to ECC system. I am using the same LS to define PP on ECC system.
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Aamir,
I tried full cache refresh, also cleared SLD Cache for both IR & ID. No luck.
I think either some thing wrong in connection parameters, but atleast if I see some error in Moni or RWB, it helps, but in my situation, nothing is showing up there.
Connections:
I specified PORT & RFC Dest in IDOC RCVR Adapter along with WEBAS Release version. These PORT & RFCs are created in XI using SM59 & IDX1 and both passed the connection test.
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