Proxy to File scenario - IDOC as an flat file

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am working on ABAP Sender Proxy to File scenario. The target structure in the message mapping is SHPMNT05 IDOC and the output of the file needs to be in the text format and then the file will be send to an EDI subsystem.

Currently, EDI subsystem gets the IDOC from ERP system as a flat file and expects the similar kind of file from XI system

The requirement is to have all the fields of the IDOC in the target file. If data does not exist for a particular field, then there should be a space for that field in the text file.

I would like to know if there is any other standard way of executing this scenario apart from using File Content conversion. In case if we have to use FCC, how difficult it would to be implementing the scenario. Please note that the output file needs all the fields of IDOC in it.

Regards,

Sakthi

Edited by: Sakthi on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Sakthi,

By coding in proxy populate the idoc structure if it is difficult to handle thru Content conversion parameters then create an intermediate structure and populate that structure by concatenating the fields from idoc segments. If the fields are not having the values then add blank spaces as per length of the field.

You can configure the file channel and content converison parameters for the intermediate structure.

Hope it will helps to you.

Cheers

Veera

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Veera,

The output of the file should contain the data in IDOC format.For ex.it should be like as mentioned below:

E1EDT20 121232323 7899 1223 and so on.

Like this the file should contain data for all segments of SHPMNT05 IDOC

So,i think its not possible to use intermediated structure

Regards,

Sakthi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sakthi,

I think, what you want to do it is something crazy.

For EDI files transformation, there are specific adapters, such as Seeburguer, iway...that do what you need to do.

I think, converting an IDOC structure in a Flat file is so difficult.

Carlos

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Carlos,

We are looking for options to get this done without using seeburger adapter.

I do understand its difficult to do this with FCC and for that only i have raised this query to explore more options.

Thanks for your reply

Regards,

Sakthi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sakthi,

Well, Taking into account that, I think the only option in XI is using File Receiver adapter with FCC and this option is so hard,

the only approach would be without XI, and using File Ports in WE21 of your R3, instead of Transactional RFC.....

Carlos