How do I include a blank in an enumeration

Question

Hi -
I have an element in my datatype that is length 1 and I would like to specify 2 enumeration values, X and blank.
Essentially I want the following in my datatype XSD:
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
  <xsd:maxLength value="1" />
  <xsd:enumeration value="X" />
  <xsd:enumeration value=" " />
</xsd:restriction>
According to the SAP help the enumeration field should be set to the list of values separated by blanks.
So I've tried:
- X followed by 2 blanks - doesn't work
- X &#160; - complains that it exceeds the max length of 1
I've also tried exporting the XSD, changing it, and then importing it, but XI removes the <xsd:enumeration value=" " /> line on import.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hi Rodrigo, I think you did not get the problem correctly. In my example I have an attribute which is string and have enumeration constraint allowing only values ON and OFF. I now want to also add ""(Blank) as a value for this attribute. How to define this in XI? I tried to add the value "" manually to the Data type like below.
<xsd:simpleType>
     <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
          <xsd:maxLength value="3"/>
          <xsd:enumeration value="ON"/>
          <xsd:enumeration value="OFF"/>
          <xsd:enumeration value=" "/>
     </xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
But when I import the datatype into XI it will again become like below.
<xsd:simpleType>
     <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
          <xsd:maxLength value="3"/>
          <xsd:enumeration value="ON"/>
          <xsd:enumeration value="OFF"/>
     </xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
Hope it is clear to you now.
Regards,
Prasad