Use of Flat Files

[Former Member]

Hello Everyone !

What is the use of Flat files, how to use and test the same.

Is there documentation available ?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

A flat file is a file containing records that have no structured interrelationship. may be simple text file.

Following are documents:

[Advanced Flat File to MII XML Document Custom Action Blocks(v12.0)|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30472799-604b-2b10-d4bf-d7498b027674?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true]

[Flat File Parcer|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mii121/helpdata/EN/44/710b219ea03abee10000000a155369/content.htm]

Hope this helps !!

Regards,

Manoj Bilthare

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply.

I tried the example given in the pdf file. However my question comes from there itself.

When I am testing it what I am getting is the xml output.

What is it's utility ? How can we use that xml output and what can be the example of real time scenario in which we can use it ?

Edited by: Vaibhav Singhania on Jun 23, 2011 1:34 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

I don't have much expertise about it but i will try to explain:

Suppose you have one MES system which provide you data as CSV or text file.

You want to store this data in SQL or suppose want to send to ERP or may be you want to use it in your MII applet (iGrid).

Than through Flat File parcer or that custom action you can generate standard XML format which you can easily process or use as per your requirement. for example you can attach this XML to your iGrid.

SAP MII standard XML Structure: Rowsets --> Rowset -->Row

Hope this help!!

Regards,

manoj Bilthare