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SplitByValue Function with IDoc structure

Posted on Dec 22, 2003 at 02:28 PM 26 Views

Hi,

I have an interface where I am trying to create IDocs directly from XI using a Message Mapping (without Java, XSLT, etc.). My input file has a flat structure (including a store field), and the IDoc structure is as follows:

ZSC_DELVRY03 ....................(1)

-

IDOC .................................(1)

-

EDI_DC40 ......................(1)

-

E1EDL20 .......................(1-9999) .......Delivery Header

-

ZSC_E1EDL20_ADD....(0-1) ............Extension on header Level

-

E1EDL24....................(0-99999)......Delivery Item

I need to create a new E1EDL20 (Header) segment for each store (on change of store in the input file, which is sorted). I have been able to split the file by store using the Standard Function SplitByValue on the store field, however there is a problem.

In the XI mapping documentation it says that a maximum of min occurs target fields(structures) can be created using SplitByValue. Therefore, since the E1EDL20 Segment has min occurs = max occurs = 1, only the first E1EDL20 segment for the first store is created.

Has anyone found a way round this? Is there any way of changing the XSD definition for the Idoc in XI?

Thanks,

--Lee Tomlinson

SAP Process Integration
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    Posted on Dec 23, 2003 at 06:40 PM

    Hello Lee,

    according to your description of the problem, your E1EDL20-Segment might occur 1-9999 times? So minOccurs=1 and maxOccurs=9999?

    In this case you do not need the SplitByValue function. Simply map a source segment or a source node that represents your store (probably the store field) to E1EDL20. It should be created as often as there are store fields in your source message.

    Best regards

    Joachim

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      Dec 23, 2003 at 07:28 PM

      I do not think I can have explained my problem properly. Here is what I am actually trying to do:

      The structure of my input file is as follows where the store is the first 4 chars and item code is the following 6 chars:

      Store

      |     Item code

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      0123000001...(other fields)

      0123000002...(other fields)

      0123000003...(other fields)

      0456000004...(other fields)

      0456000005...(other fields)

      0456000006...(other fields)

      0456000007...(other fields)

      0456000008...(other fields)

      0789000009...(other fields)

      0789000010...(other fields)

      I do not want to create an E1EDL20 segment for each of the records in the input file, only when the store changes. I want to do this, so that the items for a particular store all appear in the lower level segments of the appropriate E1EDL20 segment.

      IDOC

      -

      -

      E1EDL20-WERKS....... = 0123

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000001

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000002

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000003

      -

      -

      E1EDL20-WERKS........= 0456

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000004

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000005

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000006

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000007

      -

      -

      E1EDL24-MATNR.... = 000008

      .

      .

      . etc.

      The problem is that because the E1EDL20 segment has MIN occurs 1, when you use splitByValue, the field (or in this case structure - E1EDL20) will only be created a MAXIMUM of Min Occurs times (i.e.- once).

      I am looking for a way of getting round this issue, as I cannot change the structure of the IDoc.

      Thanks a lot,

      --Lee Tomlinson