Problem Creating an ABAP Proxy based on a WSDL which uses extensions.

Question

Hi all,
I'm trying to create an Asset in Salesforce using ABAP.
I can generate the ABAP Proxy OK, (from the SalesForce Enterprise WSDL I created)  but the Asset definition does not exist.
I think my issue stems from the fact that the SalesForce WSDL uses extension elements for the definition of Asset.
I found the following notes on the extension element
516072 - XI Proxy Generation (not really for abap)
1386239 - Extention of complex type containing xsd:any (this is close but we are on  SAP BASIS Release 70 701 not 702
Threads which talks about extension element not supported.
Proxy generation terminated: WSDL error ( EXTENSION not supported)
WSDL Error: Element 'extension' not
Threads  which talks about how to modify the WSDL
Creating ABAP proxy from WSDL fails when <extension> present
Creating ABAP proxy from WSDL fails when <extension> present (but this is using xmlspy which I don't have and the instructions aren't clear to me)
What I'm really looking for is
1) Any Notes which I could apply in a basis 701 environment to enable creating abap proxies from wsdl with extension elements
2) Any tips on how to modify my WSDL to remove the extension elements yet still offer the same functionality (i.e. I need to use the create function with a sobject of Asset (which is currently defined via an extension.
3) Anyone who has integrated with SalesForce to create SalesForce objects (Accounts, Assets, etc) either tips on how to modify the WSDL or sample ABAP code as to how you got around the missing extension elements.
Regards,
John

Answer 1

Hi John,
couldn´t you post a section from your wsdl file which includes the type definition with an extension?
I think you could remove the extension an copy all elements from the type definition which is extended into the new type definition. 
Here an example that you get the idea:
<xsd:complexType name="PERSON">
        <xsd:sequence>
           <xsd:element name="firstName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="lastName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="ageInYears" type="xsd:int"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="weightInLbs" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="heightInInches" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
        </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:complexType>
     <xsd:complexType name="femalePerson">
        <xsd:complexContent>
           <xsd:extension base="typens:PERSON" >
           <xsd:element name="favoriteLipstick" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           </xsd:extension>
        </xsd:complexContent>
     </xsd:complexType>
is going to be ->
<xsd:complexType name="PERSON">
        <xsd:sequence>
           <xsd:element name="firstName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="lastName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="ageInYears" type="xsd:int"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="weightInLbs" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="heightInInches" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
        </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:complexType>
     <xsd:complexType name="femalePerson">
           <xsd:element name="firstName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="lastName" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="ageInYears" type="xsd:int"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="weightInLbs" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="heightInInches" type="xsd:float"></xsd:element>
           <xsd:element name="favoriteLipstick" type="xsd:string"></xsd:element>
     </xsd:complexType>
Save your changes to a local file and use this to generate your proxy.
Bye Richard