SAP - XI - File Scenario

Hi Friends,
This is my first message in this group. Now i am in developing the XI interface between SAP R/3 & File System.
This is regarding the transfer of Vendor master data from SAP R/3 to a file system as xml file.
The requirement is:
I need to fetch the vendor master data from SAP R/3 and some data from SAP APO system from LOCIO table. The link between SAP R/3 Vendor data and SAP APO LOCIO data is LIFNR -> LOCNO. By taking the data from these two systems i need to send the data as xml file to the file system.
Please give me the approch for this requirement.
Regards,
Satish

Hi Satish,
Refer this blog for idoc to file :
/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/08/introduction-to-idoc-xi-file-scenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starters
and also
/people/pooja.pandey/blog/2005/07/27/idocs-multiple-types-collection-in-bpm
for multiple idocs.
In your case you need to use a bpm.
regards
Priyanka

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/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/08/introduction-to-idoc-xi-file-scenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starters
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Hi,
1. As Http is the sender, I need not create Sender Communication Channel and Sender Agreement. But While Creating other objects in the ID, we need to mention Sender service, so what shd i mention there.
---> You need to use the Business Service on sender side. Similar to HTTP --RFc scenario, It is required to identify the Sender side service.
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--> Yes You can have the asynchronous scenario. with HTTP to file
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--> Yes it will create the target file. If youhave applied any File Content Conversion then you can align the XML format to flat file format also....
4. Do I need to create any Technical and Business System for HTTP sender in SLD, or should I create a Business Service in ID.
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Edited by: Swarup Sawant on Aug 12, 2008 10:36 AM

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I thinks its because of receiver File Processing Parameters,as you are considering here File Content Conversion.
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You should not delete any existing standard Data types provided by SAP. ExchangeLogData and ExchangeDaultData are standard data types get created when you create new namespace.
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