XML to complex/deep ABAP structure

Has anyone successfully used Function module
SDIXML_DOM_TO_DATA (& related SDIXML* Function modules) to convert XML string into complex ABAP structure?
I am using WAS 6.40 (ECC) and I was hoping that if the XML & the ABAP structure you pass as function module parameter do match in strcture, then this Function module should automatically convert (ie, de-serialize) the XML into ABAP structure - Without having to write any XSLT or ST (Simple Transformation) files !
Any ideas? Any other Function module? The ABAP structure I want to be populated is a "deep structure" with many levels and tables at various levels etc..
Thanks a lot

Hi Janet Lam,
Here's an article explaining mapping between XML and ABAP structures.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/2e98a690-0201-0010-3b90-cda224bad152
Dont forget to reward pts, if it helps ;>)
Regards,
Rakesh.

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We found the some method called "Call transformation" but it gives an error such as version not active. CRM has FMs which do these functionalities.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
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Creating an XML From a Deep Structure using XSL Transformation

Hi ABAPers,
I have a requirement to use XSL Transformations on an ABAP deep type structure.
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Hi Linda,
    I am replying based on your sample code.
   Try the below following suggestions.
   here 'GRPHDR' is the node where I am selecting the data.
           IGRPHDR is the name of the reference.
First calling the transformation in you program.
TYPES: BEGIN OF tl_hdr,
           msgid(20)    TYPE c,
             END OF tl_hdr.
DATA : t_hdr           TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF tl_hdr.
GET REFERENCE OF t_hdr INTO l_result_xml-value.
    l_result_xml-name = 'IGRPHDR'.
    APPEND l_result_xml TO t_result_xml.
   TRY.
        CALL TRANSFORMATION yfi_xml_read
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        RESULT (t_result_xml).
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        l_var_text = l_rif_ex->get_text( ).
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        l_bapiret-message = l_var_text.
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in XSL transformation
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<xsl:transform xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<xsl:output encoding="iso-8859-1" indent="yes" method="xml" version="1.0"/>
<xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
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      <asx:values>
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        </IGRPHDR>
</asx:values>
    </asx:abap>
</xsl:template>
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here msgid is the field i am selecting for value.
<xsl:template match="GrpHdr">
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    </item>
</xsl:template>
reply back if further clarification is needed.
Thanks and regards,
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Transforming XML File to abap structure

Hello,
I am working in a new project for making an input interface.
The problem to resolv is :
1>Reading an XML file on a unix Server
2>Transforming this file in abap structure with the instruction
call transformation.
Format of the input file :
<LISTEART>
<ART code="A01" label="Designation A01"/>
<ART code="A02" label="Designation A02"/>
<ART code="A03" label="Designation A03"/>
<ART code="A04" label="Designation A04"/>
<ART code="A05" label="Designation A05"/>
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code(4)      TYPE c,
label(3) TYPE c,
END OF ws_art.
DATA : wt_art LIKE ws_art OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
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Somebody can explain me how to create links between xml file
and abap structure ?
with regards
JLuc Ledoux
[email protected]

Hi,
try like this.
TYPES: BEGIN OF day,
name TYPE string,
work(1) TYPE c,
END OF day.
DATA: BEGIN OF week,
day1 TYPE day,
day2 TYPE day,
day3 TYPE day,
day4 TYPE day,
day5 TYPE day,
day6 TYPE day,
day7 TYPE day,
END OF week.
DATA xml_string TYPE string.
DATA result LIKE week.
week-day1-name = 'Monday'. week-day1-work = 'X'.
week-day2-name = 'Tuesday'. week-day2-work = 'X'.
week-day3-name = 'Wednesday'. week-day3-work = 'X'.
week-day4-name = 'Thursday'. week-day4-work = 'X'.
week-day5-name = 'Friday'. week-day5-work = 'X'.
week-day6-name = 'Saturday'. week-day6-work = ' '.
week-day7-name = 'Sunday'. week-day7-work = ' '.
CALL TRANSFORMATION ...
SOURCE root = week
RESULT XML xml_string.
CALL TRANSFORMATION ...
SOURCE XML xml_string
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Problem converting XML back to ABAP Structure using XSLT

Hi Experts,
I am currently trying to convert this xml file back to my ABAP structure but i have been unsuccessful so far. In XML file contain more than 1 reocrd. But my XSLT program is retriving only only first record. Try to help to get all the records.
Sample XML File:
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards,
Srini

here is the XSLT program YSIMPLEXMLTOITAB1
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<xsl:template match="/">
    <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
      <asx:values>
        <OUTTAB>
          <xsl:for-each select="//String">
            <ZTEST11>
              <FINAL_RESULT>
                <xsl:value-of select="."></xsl:value-of>
              </FINAL_RESULT>
            </ZTEST11>
          </xsl:for-each>
        </OUTTAB>
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</xsl:template>
</xsl:transform>
ABAP report program to test this.
REPORT yjfkdjkfmxl
       NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
DATA: BEGIN OF ztest11 OCCURS 0,
      final_result(220),
      END OF ztest11 .
DATA: xml_string TYPE string .
DATA: xslt_error     TYPE REF TO     cx_xslt_exception,
xslt_message     TYPE     string .
CLEAR xml_string .
CONCATENATE
`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>`
`<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> `
`<SOAP-ENV:Body SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">`
`<ns:matchResponse xmlns:ns='http://www.openuri.org/'>`
`<matchResult xsi:type='SOAP-ENC:Array' SOAP-ENC:arrayType='xsd:string[18]'>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23901|EUS|20060625 |ABU NIDAL ORGANISATION||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23934|EUS|20060625 |ABU NIDAL ORGANISATSIOON||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23940|EUS|20060625 |ABU NIDALORGANIZACIJA||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4228|sdme|19950126 605084 19950125|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||DZ|ALGERIA|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4229|sdme|19950126 605084 19950125|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||LB|LEBANON|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4231|sdme|19950301 605084 19950125|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||LY|LIBYAN ARAN JAMAHIRIYA|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4232|sdme|19950126 605084 19950125|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||SD|SUDAN|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4233|sdme|19950126 605084 19950125|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||IQ|IRAQ|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>6643|dto|19971008 6252649 199710086651088 200110056856860 20031002|ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION||||||XX|ALL|68|56860 |20031002|19971008|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23941|EUS|20060625 |ABU NIDAL SZERVEZET||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>4332|sdme|19950126 605084 19950125|NIDAL, ABU|DOB: May 1937 or 1940||JAFFA|||IL|ISRAEL|60|5084 |19950125|19950123|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23950|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZACIJA ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23911|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZACIÓN ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23946|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZACJA ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23916|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZAÇÃO ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23955|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZZAZIONE ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:type='xsd:string'>23949|EUS|20060625 |ORGANIZÁCIA ABU NIDAL||||||XX|ALL||||20060529|20880808</String>`
`<String xsi:nil='true'></String>`
`</matchResult>`
`</ns:matchResponse>`
`</SOAP-ENV:Body>`
`</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>`
INTO xml_string .
TRY .
    CALL TRANSFORMATION (`YSIMPLEXMLTOITAB1`)
    SOURCE XML xml_string
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Problem converting XML back to ABAP Structure using XSLT program

Hi Experts,
I am currently trying to convert this xml file back to my ABAP structure but i have been unsuccessful so far. In XML file contain more than 1 reocrd. But my XSLT program is retriving only only first record. Try to help to get all the records.
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<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<m:matchResponse xmlns:m="http://www.openuri.org/">
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<enc:String xmlns:enc="http://www.openuri.org/encodedTypes">
23417|finc|20060427        |BELMETALNERGO||||||X
X|ALL||||20060427|20880808
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</matchResult>
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Thanks for your help in advance.
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Hi,
post here
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XML to ABAP Structure transformation

Hi SAP,
Can anyone tell how to transform from XML to ABAP structure. The ABAP structure i'm getting in runtime.
Please do the needful.
Thanks in advance
Vinod.

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Mapp Xml file to abap structure

Hi All ,
i have XML file and i want map it to abap structure ,
how can i do so ?
Best Regards
Joy

Hi,
try like this.
TYPES: BEGIN OF day,
name TYPE string,
work(1) TYPE c,
END OF day.
DATA: BEGIN OF week,
day1 TYPE day,
day2 TYPE day,
day3 TYPE day,
day4 TYPE day,
day5 TYPE day,
day6 TYPE day,
day7 TYPE day,
END OF week.
DATA xml_string TYPE string.
DATA result LIKE week.
week-day1-name = 'Monday'. week-day1-work = 'X'.
week-day2-name = 'Tuesday'. week-day2-work = 'X'.
week-day3-name = 'Wednesday'. week-day3-work = 'X'.
week-day4-name = 'Thursday'. week-day4-work = 'X'.
week-day5-name = 'Friday'. week-day5-work = 'X'.
week-day6-name = 'Saturday'. week-day6-work = ' '.
week-day7-name = 'Sunday'. week-day7-work = ' '.
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Deep DDIC-Structure - Method to get the Comp.Type of a sub-structure

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thought the subsequent piece of coding might be helpful for the following problem:
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I implemented it as a static method.
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Best regards,
Rudy
Signature:
Importing:
IV_COMPNAME     TYPE ABAP_COMPNAME
IV_START_STRUCTR     TYPE KOMP_TYPE
Exporting/returning
EV_DDIC_STRUCT     TYPE KOMP_TYPE
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* Description      -------------------------------------------
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* Locals -----------------------------------------------------
* TYPES:
DATA: lv_compname                 TYPE abap_compname.
DATA: lt_componenttable           TYPE abap_component_tab.
DATA: lv_relative_name            TYPE string.
DATA: lv_ddic_header                  TYPE x030l.
DATA: lv_ddic_struct              TYPE komp_type.
DATA: lv_start_struct             TYPE komp_type.
* supporting
DATA: lv_lines                    TYPE i.
DATA: lv_message                  TYPE string.
DATA: lt_selopt                   TYPE sesf_selection_parameters_tab.
DATA: ls_selopt                   TYPE sesf_selection_parameter.
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DATA: lo_type_descr               TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
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            iv_start_structr = lv_start_struct
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ENDIF.
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Using command:
ASSIGN COMPONENT idx OF STRUCTURE struc TO <fs>.
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DESCRIBE FIELD pi_output TYPE pi_output COMPONENTS lv_columns. "For number of columns
DO lv_columns TIMES.
ASSIGN COMPONENT SY-INDEX OF
STRUCTURE (name of structure) TO <l_fs_output>. "<l_fs_output> - field of structure
DESCRIBE FIELD <l_fs_output>... "with other options.
ENDDO.

How to create an xml from xsd in abap

HI Experts,
i want to create an xml file from xsd and i want to validate an xml file against an xds.is this possible in abap.if it is possible can any one give me an sample code
for this one.
how to create an xml file in abap.i have seen so many blogs which parses the xml file but i didn't get blog for creating an xml file.how can we do that one.
any suggestions will be appriciated
thanks in advance
With Regards
Naidu

HI
GOOD
IT IS POSSIBLE IN ABAP
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML (ISO 8879). Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.
XSD->
XML Schemas express shared vocabularies and allow machines to carry out rules made by people. They provide a means for defining the structure, content and semantics of XML documents. in more detail.
XDS->
XDS can process data images from CCD-, imaging-plate, and multiwire-detectors in a variety of formats. Detector specific Input file templates greatly simplify the use of XDS; they are provided as part of the documentation.
XDS runs under Unix or Linux on a single server or a grid of up to 99 machines of the same type managed by the MOSIX system; in addition, by using OpenMP, it can be executed in parallel on up to 32 processors at each node that share the same address space.
http://www2.stylusstudio.com/SSDN/default.asp?action=9&fid=23&read=2926
/people/r.eijpe/blog/2006/02/19/xml-dom-processing-in-abap-part-iiia150-xml-dom-within-sap-xi-abap-mapping
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XML Data Load into releational structures

Hi,
I am very unexperienced in using XML and have the problem
to import very large XML data files into existing reletional structures.
In our production DB we don't use the java engine, so
that PL/SQL an the SQL Loader are the only available ways to import the data.
At the moment we get flat files and use the SQL Loader utility. But an interface to a new system send XML data now and I have to fill the same old releational structure with the new data.
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Regards Ralph

Thank you for your reply.
You are right. We only want to break the XML to fill our relational structures. We don't need the XML data further on. But we have to load the data in temporary structures, because we have to transform the data in our own format. (The system which delivers the XML data is external and uses another data model)
Is there no more elegant way with use of databse built in technics? The XML data we get can be validated against a XML schema.
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Read an XML file into an ABAP program and manipulate it.

I would like to know if it is possible to do the following in an ABAP program:
1) Read an XML file into an ABAP internal table
2) Call an XSLT transformation on the source file and store the results in an ABAP table.
Is this possible to do? I have used ABAP XSLT in PI, but never in an ABAP program. I see you can use the CALL TRANSFORMATION command, but I have never used it in an ABAP program.
Kind Regards,
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Check out these blogs.
XML DOM Processing in ABAP part I - Convert an ABAP table into XML file using SAP DOM Approach.
XML DOM Processing in ABAP part II - Convert an XML file into an ABAP table using SAP DOM Approach.

How to create a Deep Links Structure?

Hi,
What would be a good concept in order to arrange a strong nested files-navigation-structure? …when it has to englobe up to 6 or 7 sub-directories.
In other words, what would be a suitable construction inside a mega-menu in order to arrange space most efficiently / which modules would you suggest to use in order to achieve this kind of really deep link structure? :
Level_1
     > Level_1.1
          > Level_1.1.1
               > Level_1.1.1.1
                    > Level_1.1.1.1.1
                         > Level_1.1.1.1.1.1
                              > Level_1.1.1.1.1.1.1
x 10 different topics (e. g. up to Level_9.9.9.9.9.9.9 or 10.10.10.10.10.10.10)
Any hints would be much appreciated.
G

Hi Gaurav,
Thank you for your feedback!
In fact, I’m looking for a solution for the navigation, how I could nest as many links as possible, for them to consume as less space as possible, on screen. That probably means hidding and revealing parts of the navigation at a certain time. Unfortunately, nesting accordeons doesn’t really work without a few bugs. So I’m looking for an alternative – more in terms of Frontend-Design or at least Frontend-Arrangement of space for the navigation, assuming lots of links have to be inserted into a pretty deep hierarchy in the user interface.
The threads seem more to discuss how to arrange the file-hierarchy on the server, as far as I understood.

Convert XML string into an abap format date and time

Hi,
Does anyone know of a method or a function module in ABAP which converts XML string into an abap format date and time.
Here is a part of the xml that I want to convert.
<ns2:EventDateTime>2009-07-02T10:13:45+10:00</ns2:EventDateTime>
<ns2:EventMessageTransmissionDateTime>2009-07-02T10:13:45.987+10:00</ns2:EventMessageTransmissionDateTime>
Currently EventDateTime and EventMessageTransmissionDateTime are type XSDDATETIME_Z and these are converted to proper dates and times. We will be changing these fields to a STRING instead of XSDDATETIME_Z. The reason for this is to make the field more versatile. The customer would be receiving dates with Zulu (2009-09-23T12:00:00Z), with offsets (2009-09-23T12:00:00+10:00/-10:00) and just local timestamp (2009-09-23T12:00:00). With this, we need to make the date fields as string
to be able to accept the various date formats (esp. the local timestamp).
I am looking for a standard function module or method that will convert the xml string to a proper date and time abap format.
Would appreciate anyone's help!
Thanks.
Edited by: eunice ocson on Jul 13, 2009 1:49 AM
Edited by: eunice ocson on Jul 13, 2009 1:50 AM
Edited by: eunice ocson on Jul 13, 2009 1:51 AM
Edited by: eunice ocson on Jul 13, 2009 1:51 AM

Hi Eunice
Use the FM 'SMUM_XML_PARSE'
for more info
[Convert XML string to ABAP|XML String to ABAP or GUI]
hope it helps you.
Thanks!!

DEBMDM06 based Idocs: Simple XML Vs Complex XML

The idocs we extracted from ECC "mdmc" Tcode based on DEBMDM type. Are they simple XML or Complex XML?? because we operate on AIX and according to IM referecne guide AIX does not support Complex XML via Import server

Ok, it is not Complex type, based on Reference guide, and also couple of other posts!.

XML to complex/deep ABAP structure

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