Right Align Target Field

[Former Member]

I am having a IDOC to file scenario where I have to right align a couple of fields in the output flat file. I am unable to find an appropriate solution. Please help.

[Shabarish_Nair · Accepted solution]

I feel you should handle that in your mapping itself.

Write a Java function to handle the same.

ShaBZ

[Former Member]

Hi Suresh,

Use this simple code.

This will work.

   return "<Spaces for Actual length of target field>"  .substring(0,<Actual length of target field>-a.length()).concat(a);

Regards,

Dhana

[Former Member]

You can define a user defined function in your graphical user mapping..code that I generally use for padding is

String rJustify(String input, int len) {
	StringBuffer sBuf= new StringBuffer(input);
	while (sBuf.length() < len) {
		sBuf.insert(0,' ');
	}
	return sBuf.toString();
}

[Former Member]

Hi,

you could write a java function which pads the required value with space.

<source>-> addspacefunction-> <target>

in the addspacefunction:

output value = " "+ inputvalue;

This should do the trick.

Regards,

Smitha.

[Former Member]

I have already tried it but it is not working. Spaces are getting trimmed.( I have given Whitespace preserve in the data type too.)

[Former Member]

Hi,

Make sure the length of the field is big enough.

Test the function after mapping, in the Integration Repository. Is the space added there?

Regards,

Smitha

[Former Member]

Hi Smitha,

The field is big enough. And also, I am able to see the spaces in the Integration Repository, which are not reflected in the application server. In the data type the fields have been declared as string.

[Former Member]

Check your content conversion then.

That is the only other place where any change might happen.

Regards,

Smitha.

[Shabarish_Nair]

Use the code that Amol provided in your mapping.

And once right allignment is handled in your mapping, during content conversion the fields will automatically be right alligned in your output file.

Can you test the end to end scenario and get back ?