Help required File Content Conversion.

Hi All,
Kindly help me in this topic i.e. File Content Conversion.
-  What is File Content Conversion?
-  Is knowledge of any programming language required?
-  What is its function?
-  How do I use it?
Thanks in Advance.
Regards,
Sreedhar, Av

Hi Sreedhar,
Reward points if this helps
What is File Content Conversion?
File content conversion is used for converting flat files (fixed lenght, comma seperated) into XML messages for further processing by an integration engine. The internal XI processing (mapping, routing etc) is based on XML messages hence you need messages to be converted to XML.
SAP By default understands xml data structure. If your file is coming in an xml format you can process it as it is.
In case of file that is coming with a delimiter then you need to have File content conversion for SAP adpater to conver file into an XML structure which will then go to next step of Message Mapping.
Is knowledge of any programming language required?
No
What is its function?
Check these blogs for content conversion,
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/06/08/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-various-field-lengths-and-variable-substructures-to-xi-30
*How do I use it? *
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm
Reward points if this helps
Regards
Pragathi.

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    Hi Guys ,
    Iam new to this file content conversion , Please let me know whether below requirement is possible .if yes than how ?
    Inbound XML file from Proxy
    <Data>
      <keyfield1>0011</keyfield1>
      <keyfield2>0012</keyfield2>
      <Keyfield3>0013</Keyfield3>
      <field1>Test1</field1>
      <field2>testfield1</field2>
      <field3>0001</field3>
    <Data>
      <keyfield1>0021</keyfield1>
      <keyfield2>0022</keyfield2>
      <Keyfield3>0023</Keyfield3>
      <field1>Test2</field1>
      <field2>testfield2</field2>
      <field3>0002</field3>
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    pgp file format should be as below after file content conversion
      0011|0012|0013|Test1||||||
      0011|0012|0013|Testfield1||||||
      0011|0012|0013|0001||||||
      0021|0022|0023|Test2||||||
      0011|0012|0013|Testfield2||||||
      0011|0012|0013|0002||||||
    thanks a lot .
    Regards
    Prabhu

    Hi.
    Try this.
    First you need to use a message mapping  and create a target structure to convert a similar output  structure that do you want.  like this
    <Target>
    --  Field1
    --  Field2
    --  Field3
    --  Field4
    --  Field5
    --  Field6
    --  Field7
    --  Field8
    --  Field9
    </Target>.
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    keyfield1-> Field 1 ,keyfield2-> Field 2 , keyfield 3---> Field 3
    map  field1-> field4 .. for the others fields duplicate the Target node (right click)  and  map map  field2-> field5 ..etc.
    For the field 5 until field 9 map with constant ("'')
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    Target.fieldSeparator = |
    Target.endSeparator = 'nl'
    Regards.

  • File content  conversion is not creating the exact strcuture as Datatype

    Hi,
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    < HeaderDetail>
          <Field1>
            <Field2>
                          <Linietemdetails>
                                                        <Field1>
                                                    <Field2>
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            <Field2>
    </ HeaderDetail>
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                          <Field1>
                          <Field2>
                      </Linietemdetails>
    </File_DT>
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    HeaderDetail.endSeparator     'nl'
    HeaderDetail.fieldFixedLengths     1,4,8,25
    HeaderDetail.keyFieldInStructure     ignore
    LineItemDetail.keyFieldValue     L
    LineItemDetail.endSeparator     'nl'
    LineItemDetail.fieldFixedLengths     1,3,1,10,10,24,3,25
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    Hi Babu,
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    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </ HeaderDetail>
    <Linietemdetails11>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </Linietemdetails11>
    <Linietemdetails12>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </Linietemdetails12>
    < HeaderDetail2>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </ HeaderDetail>
    <Linietemdetails21>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </Linietemdetails21>
    <Linietemdetails22>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </Linietemdetails22>
    < HeaderDetail3>
    <Field1>
    <Field2>
    </ HeaderDetail>
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    <Field2>
    </Linietemdetails>
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    <HeaderDetail1>
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    <LineItemdetail12>
    <LineItemdetail13>
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    <HeaderDetail2>
    <LineItemdetail21>
    <LineItemdetail22>
    <LineItemdetail23>
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    <Idoc>
    <HeaderDetail3>
    <LineItemdetail31>
    </Idoc>
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    ram

  • File content conversion for Pipe delimited file

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    i have a scenario ( file-xi-proxy) in whch file is coming in a pipe delimited.
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    AwardInfo
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    Sedamkar,
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    Header.endSeparator : 'nl'
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    DetailRecord.endSeparator : 'nl'
    trailer.fieldSeparator : |
    trailer.endSeparator : 'nl'
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    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/94007075cae04f930cc4c034e411e1/content.htm
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm
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  • Required help for Identifying diff. items in file content conversion.

    Hi All,
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    Regards,
    Sree.

    Hi
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  • Need Help in Sender File Content Conversion

    Hi All,
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                       TRIAL BALANCE"
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    Dear Phani,
    Please go through the below blogs:
    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
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/content.htm
    Please see the below links for file content conversion..
    /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
    Thanks,
    Satya

  • "Alerts" & "File Content Conversion"  required

    Hi, can any one mail me the
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    2) File Content Conversion document please.
    [email protected]
    regards,
    satish.

    Hi Satish
    have a look on theses URL's
    refer these link for more details about Alert
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    /people/aravindh.prasanna/blog/2005/12/24/configuring-scenario-specific-e-mail-alerts-in-xi-ccms-part-2
    /people/aravindh.prasanna/blog/2006/02/20/configuring-scenario-specific-e-mail-alerts-in-xi-ccms-part-3
    /people/sap.user72/blog/2005/01/14/alert-management--improving-monitoring-of-your-landscape
    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/09/xi-alerts--step-by-step
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    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/af/73563c1e734f0fe10000000a114084/content.htm
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    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/09/xi-alerts--step-by-stepCheck out these:
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    /people/sap.user72/blog/2005/11/24/xi-configuring-ccms-monitoring-for-xi-part-i
    /people/sap.user72/blog/2005/12/05/xi-grmg-customizing-for-xi-ccms-heartbeat-monitoring-part-ii
    /people/aravindh.prasanna/blog/2006/02/20/configuring-scenario-specific-e-mail-alerts-in-xi-ccms-part-3
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    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/09/xi-alerts--step-by-step
    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/09/xi-alerts--troubleshooting-guide
    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/03/13/alerts-with-variables-from-the-messages-payload-xi--updated
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9418d690-0201-0010-85bb-e9b2c1af895b
    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/09/xi-alerts--step-by-step
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    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/942f3ffed33d67e10000000a114084/content.htm
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    /people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/03/13/alerts-with-variables-from-the-messages-payload-xi--updated
    /people/bhavesh.kantilal/blog/2006/07/25/triggering-xi-alerts-from-a-user-defined-function
    /people/ginger.gatling/blog/2005/12/02/innovative-ways-to-use-alerts
    /people/matt.kangas/blog/2006/06/27/personalized-alert-delivery
    U may proceed in the following ways:
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    SAP Note 913858
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    RWB- Alert Configuration LInk isnot working
    Unable to login into Alert configuration
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  • File Content Conversion in Receiver Adapter Help

    Hi,
    I need to have a flat file at receiver side with the following structure.
    Product
    LineItem
    Notes
    Product
    LineItem
    Notes
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    Product
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    Notes
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    LineItem.endSeparator:'nl'
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  • File Content Conversion help

    Input file is Excel file. Should I need to convert this using the File Content Conversion(File Sender), if so can anyone pls explain me how????
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    /people/rahul.nawale2/blog/2006/07/18/java-mapping-an-alternate-way-of-reading-a-csv-file
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    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1f/0e3237e5875249e10000009b38f936/frameset.htm
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    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/da1e7c16-0c01-0010-278a-eaed5eae5a5f
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  • Problem with file content conversion for multiple substrcture. Please help!

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       A01 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900
       A02 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900
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              <line>A01 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
              <line>A02 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
              <line>A03 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
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    <ns:Receive_Schedules xmlns:ns="http://mynamespace">
         <ScheduleData>
              <line>A01 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
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              <line>A02 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
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              <line>A03 AA8I0NBVDA      20090704     84900</line>
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    Document namespace     http://mynamespace
    Document Offset     <no value>
    Recordset Name     <no value>
    Recordset namespace     <no value>
    Recordset structure     ScheduleData,*
    Recordset sequence     Ascending
    Recordsets per message     1
    Key field Name     <no value>
    Key Field Type     String
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    ScheduleData.fieldSeparator     'nl'
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    Edited by: GOPAL BALIGA on Jul 1, 2009 12:11 PM

    Hi Ranjan,
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      scheduledata...1.1
    ...line....0...Unbound
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    <ScheduleData>
    <line>A01 AA8I0NBVDA 20090704 84900</line>
    </ScheduleData>
    <ScheduleData>
    <line>A02 AA8I0NBVDA 20090704 84900</line>
    </ScheduleData>
    <ScheduleData>
    <line>A03 AA8I0NBVDA 20090704 84900</line>
    </ScheduleData>
    </ns:Receive_Schedules>
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    Recordset structure ScheduleData,*   -
    > Is the value correct?
    Recordset sequence Ascending  -
    > Is the value correct?
    Recordsets per message 1  -
    > Is the value correct?
    ignoreRecordsetName true
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    ScheduleData.fieldNames line
    ScheduleData.endSeparator nl
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  • Need File Content Conversion Help

    Hi,
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    Root.fieldSeparator='nl'
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    Karthik

    HI
    refer the following links
    File Content prameters for the Receiver Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
    File Content prameters for the Sender Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm
    Refer
    File Receiver with Content Conversion
    /people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
    Configuring the Receiver File/FTP Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
    File content conversion sites
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/content.htm
    Please see the below links for file content conversion..
    /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
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/da1e7c16-0c01-0010-278a-eaed5eae5a5f - conversion agent
    File Content prameters for the Receiver Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/bab440c97f3716e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
    File Content prameters for the Sender Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2c/181077dd7d6b4ea6a8029b20bf7e55/content.htm
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    File Receiver with Content Conversion
    /people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/02/file-receiver-with-content-conversion
    Configuring the Receiver File/FTP Adapter
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/95/bb623c6369f454e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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