Help in graphical mapping needed

Hi,
i have a graphical mapping where the scenario is that in input we have the following structure
header0
header1----
occurances 1-unbounded
header2----
occurances 1-2
in the output i have to get the below structure
header0
header1----
occurances 1-unbounded
|--header2---occurances 1-2
So i have done a one onone mapping
if my inp xml is like the one given below it works
<header0>
<value1>099</value>
</header0>
<header1>
<value1>09</value>
</header1>
<header2>
<value1>hjjd</value>
</header2>
<header2>
<value1>094f9</value>
</header2>
But if the input is like the one given below its not working
<header0>
<value1>099</value>
</header0>
<header1>
<value1>09</value>
</header1>
<header2>
<value1>hjjd</value>
</header2>
<header2>
<value1>094f9</value>
</header2>
<header1>
<value1>09769</value>
</header1>
<header2>
<value1>09469</value>
</header2>
i.e., if header1 repeats its not working can anyone help me in this issue
Thanks in advance,
Bhargav.

Hey Rajeev,
i had activated it and i can also see that in my message mapping.but still its not working.
Hey raj,
As suggested by you i have used splitbyvalue in between header1 in source and header1 in target than the output that was generated is diferrent from that i wanted.The output it generated is
<header0>
<value1>099</value>
</header0>
<header1>
<value1>09</value>
</header1>
<header2>
<value1>hjjd</value>
</header2>
<header2>
<value1>094f9</value>
</header2>
<header2>
<value1>09469</value>
</header2>
but the actual output to be generated should be as gievn in the topmost post.here the header2 under the second header1 is coming under the first header1 only and the second ocurance of header1 is not replicating in the output.
Thanks,
Bhargav

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<E1EDL37>
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Hello,
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Legend: rc = removeContext, sBV = splitByValue :EV = eachValue :VC = ValueChanged, mWd = mapWithDefault
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GS
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SDQ
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Solution.
classname -> (CollapseContext)->equals to ContractLineitem --not -->
AND -
IIF WITHOUT ELSE
Name -
>(CollapseContext)-->equals to MATGRP_COLLN--
>
the condition of if without else function will be output of AND and in then map row----.(collpasecontext) finally the output of if without else will be mapped to item
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Bug in exists() function of XI Graphical Mapping Tool?

Hi!
If I connect a source field with the exists() function in XI Graphical Mapping Tool and the tag exists it returns TRUE, otherwise it returns FALSE, so everything works as expected.
But I have to connect a user-defined function with exists(). The user-defined function will either calculate a value or set Resultset.SUPPRESS.
If there is a value the exits() function returns TRUE, however if Resultset.SUPPRESS is set it does also return TRUE! This looks to me like a bug in exists() function. Shouldn't it always return FALSE if the input is Resultset.SUPPRESS?
Regards, Tanja

Hi Stefan!
> The exists() function checks, if a queue is empty.
> An empty queue is <b>not</b> represented by the
> SUPPRESS value.
> If inside a queue there is a SUPPRESS value, the
> queue is <b>not</b> empty.
Ok, so it's not a bug and the exists() function is working as expected.
> If you want the exist() function after a UDF, provide
> an empty queue, or easier: return the values "true"
> or "false" directly from the UDF.
Yes, that's how I actually solved the problem. The UDF was used at several places where the ResultList.SUPPRESS output was needed. So I copied the UDF and changed it so that the output was TRUE or FALSE instead.
Regards, Tanja

Graphical Mapping Vs XSLT mapping Vs Java Mapping Vs ABAP Mapping

Hi Experts,
I have a question regarding different message mapping options available in XI namely
Graphical Mapping
XSLT mapping
Java Mapping
ABAP Mapping
Q1: Which amoung the above mappings is the best and why?
Q2: On what cases Graphical, XSLT, Java and ABAP Mapping should be used?
Q3: Is it true that graphical and XSLT mappings are converted into Java class internally?
Kindly help!
Thanks
Gopal
Message was edited by:
gopalkrishna baliga

Hi,
There is no hard and fast rule for using the mapping techniques.
Graphical Mapping is used for simple mapping cases. When, the logic for your mapping is simple and straight forward and it does not involve mult hiearchical mapping requirement. and context handling.
Java and XSLT mapping are used when graphical mapping cannot help you.
When the choice is between Java And XSLT, XSLT is simpler than java mapping and easier. But, it has its drawbacks. XSLT can lead to a bad perfrormance if the Source XML is huge.
Java Mapping uses 2 types of parsers. DOM and SAX. DOM is easier to use with lots of classes to help you create nodes and elements, but , DOM is very processor intensive.
SAX parser is something that parses your XML one after the other, and so is not processor intensive. But, it is not exaclty easy to develop either.
For further info on each of the mapping, refer to these links,
Graphical Mapping,
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6d/aadd3e6ecb1f39e10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/c4cdfc334824478090739c04c4a249/content.htm
XSLT Mapping
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/73/f61eea1741453eb8f794e150067930/content.htm
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/
Java Mapping
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e2/e13fcd80fe47768df001a558ed10b6/content.htm
DOM parser API
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/org/w3c/dom/package-frame.html
Also, check this thread for more info,
Different types of Mapping in XI
Am not sure about XSLT , but , yes graphical mapping is converted into java classes internally and these classes use SAX parsing as well.
Regards,
Bhavesh

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