best approach to read IDOC flatfiles using XI in mass number

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have a requirement like, we will be provided with IDOC PO flatfile structures(Exactly same as IDOC,but in flatfile format) .

We have to read those flafiles and create POs in our SAP system.

please note there is no sender system,will be provided with IDOC structured flatfiles and receiving system is SAP,so I can use IDOC adapter on the recv side.We can use file adapter with FCC ,but as file adapter cannot support multiple heirarchies,I cannot go for sender File Adapter to read those files.

so what is the best approach to do this interface using XI?

thank you in advance.

..Sri

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

You could refer the below link for reference

If you need XI to convert IDOC XML format to IDOC Flat format, refer to:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/xi/xi-how-to-guide...

https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700001795162005E/HowToIDocXMLToFlat.pdf

(Section 3.2 of the how to guide mentions how to "Convert a flat file representation of an IDoc to IDoc-XML" !!!)

Otherwise creating a flat file from the IDOC XML using the file-content conversion will be very cumbersome.

If you need the file in the idoc structure itself, I would suggest to create the file in R/3 and poll the file from XI.

Probably above links could give you some hitch on it

Thanks

Swarup

Edited by: Swarup Sawant on Feb 12, 2008 5:47 AM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your information,with that How to guide ,something strike my mind.I will try that and will if I am able to get the solution as required.