Jul 18, 2007 at 02:54 AM

XPath in BPM switch

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Hi,

I'm trying to use a switch in an integration process that relies on XPath for the switching logic and I am having some difficulties getting it to work.

I've tested the following and it is a valid XPath statement, but does not seem to work as I would expect in XI

/p1:BAPI_EQUI_GETDETAIL.Response/DATA_GENERAL_EXP[number(translate(READ_CRDAT, "-", ""))>=20010101]

This should return a node and if the string in READ_CRDAT is greater than 2001-01-01 and thus satisfy the EX condition. However, all of the records are rejected even though there are number of test cases that should pass.

What type should I specify in the expression editor for the XPath? Can you use the number() and translate() functions in XI? Is there a length limit to XPath expressions? Are there other known issues that prevent this kind of logical comparison?

TIA for your help.

Rob