XML - ABAP conversion, empty tag

Hi.
Im sending data from a DB to a proxy using XI.
But when I get an empty response from the DB, wich gives me an empty XML tag the proxy shows me an error:
-PARSE_APPLICATION_DATA Error during XML => ABAP conversion (Response Message; error ID: CX_ST_MATCH_ELEMENT;
-Error during XML => ABAP conversion (Response Message; error ID: CX_ST_MATCH_ELEMENT;
-System expected the end of the element 'STMT_DC_response'
This is the message that originates the fail:
<ns0:MT_xxx_response xmlns:ns0="urn:s-com:xi:SD">
<STMT_response>
<row>
 <c11>P</c11>
 <c12>55062330</c12>
 <c13>1</c13>
</row>
</STMT_response>
<STMT_DC_response />
</ns0:MT_xxx_response>
In case that the tag is filled runs ok
<ns0:MT_xxx_response xmlns:ns0="urn:s.com:xi:SD">
<STMT_response>
 <row>
 <c11>P</c11>
 <c12>55062330</c12>
 <c13>1</c13>
 </row>
</STMT_response>
<STMT_DC_response>
 <row>
 <c21>P</c21>
 <c22>55062330</c22>
 <c23 />
</row>
</STMT_DC_response>
</ns0:MT_xxx_response>
The definition for the data is:
STMT_DC_response 0..1
row 0..n
 tipo 0..1
Thanks for the help you can give me about my problem with empty tags.

thanks for your help!
yes, The definition for the data is:
STMT_DC_response 0..1
to be sure I disabled that node, so I wont get it from the DB, and It was ok
this is ok:
<ns0:MT_xxx_response xmlns:ns0="urn:s-com:xi:SD">
<STMT_response>
<row>
<c11>P</c11>
<c12>55062330</c12>
<c13>1</c13>
</row>
</STMT_response>
</ns0:MT_xxx_response>
but this is not
<ns0:MT_xxx_response xmlns:ns0="urn:s-com:xi:SD">
<STMT_response>
<row>
<c11>P</c11>
<c12>55062330</c12>
<c13>1</c13>
</row>
</STMT_response>
<STMT_DC_response />
</ns0:MT_xxx_response>

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Error during XML = ABAP conversion, empty tag

Hi.
Im sending data from a Data Base to a proxy using BI.
But when I get an empty response from the data base wich gives me an empty XML tag the proxy shows me an error:
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</row>
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<STMT_DC_response />
</ns0:MT_PRV23_BD_desg_response>
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 <NUMERO_OT>55062330</NUMERO_OT>
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 tipo 0..1
Thanks for the help you can give me about my problem with empty tags.

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