Sender File Communication Channel Configuration

Question

Hi guys,
We are trying to develop a file-to-Idoc scenario and we are facing some problems in the configuration of the sender file communication channel as far as the file format is concerned. The file, which is a material master file has the following structure:
00.00 FileHeader
30.00 Material n° 1
30.01 Material n° 1
30.00 Material n° 2
30.01 Material n° 2
30.00 Material n° n
30.01 Material n° n
99.00 FileFooter
Initially, I developed 4 datatypes, FileHeader, Record1, Record2 and FileFooter, and 1 datatype to incorporate all of these, but I faced trouble in 'Recordset Structure' attribute in communication channel, where "FileHeader,1,Record1,,Record2,,FileFooter,1" did not work.
After that I thought of creating one more datatype, called Record, with 0..* cardinality, that incorporates Record1 and Record2 with 1 cardinality.
Although I have declared them correctly as "FileHeader,1,Record,*,FileFooter,1" in 'Recordset Structure', I face trouble in the table with the attributes. What shall I use: I have Record1.fieldNames and Record2.fieldNames and fieldFixedLengths, but XI requires Record...
What you suggest?
Evaggelos

Answer 1

Hi,
I understand your problem....
I actually didn't look at the key fields...properly..
You have said that when you had tried taking Record1 and Record2 in your structure you had problems...
I  think the second way which you are trying would not work..!
Can you try this..I am not sure if it will work..
Have your structure as
MT
+Record
++Header
++Record1
++Record2
++Trailer
So your Recordset name would be :Record
RecordsetStructure would be Header,1,Record1,,Record2,,Trailer,1
and then all the other parameters like fieldNames,fixedFieldLength,keyFieldValue...for Header,Record1,Record2,Trailer
U might just try out with this
Regards,
Manjusha.