Convertion Agents

[Former Member]

Hi,

Covertions Agent is replacement for Adapters

[Former Member]

Conversion Agent can process fully structured, semi-structured, or unstructured data. You can configure Conversion Agent to work with text, binary data, messaging formats, HTML pages, PDF documents, word-processor documents, and any other format that you can imagine.

Conversion Agent can parse the data and transform it to any standard or custom XML vocabulary. In the reverse direction, Conversion Agent can serialize XML data, transforming the content to other formats. The Conversion Agent components that perform these transformations are called parsers and serializers, respectively. Another component, called a mapper, combines these two functions, and does XML to XML transformations.

But it has to use with File Adapter.

Gaurav Jain

[former_member193376]

Hi

Conversion Agent is a tool that allows you to build XML from PDF's,. TXT and excel files, mappings for EDI etc. So, if your file is a .TXT file, then you can develop the mapping using Conversion aganet to convert the .txt file and then call the corresponding COnversion Agent Module from your file adapter.

If you can handle Content Conversion using FIle adapter, you should use the same, but, if needed you can always use the Itemfild Conversion Agent to do the same. The only catch here with Conversion Agent is that it has its licensing overheads and it runs on a separate engine and so perfrormance when compared to file content conversion can be a bit poor but not lots.

SAP Conversion Agent by Itemfield is a data conversion system that enables you to create interfaces between any data formats and XML-based systems. Conversion Agent can convert unstructured, semi-structured, and structured formats to XML, and the other way around.

Conversion Agent comprises the Conversion Agent Studio and the Conversion Agent Engine. In the Conversion Agent Studio you can develop and configure data conversions. The Conversion Agent Engine then executes the data conversions

See below links

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c38c4cf105f85e10000000a1553f6/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c38c4cf105f85e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c4e34d4765f34e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/17/more-on-the-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield

/people/alexander.bundschuh/blog/2006/03/14/integrate-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield-with-sap-xi

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/18/conversion-agent-a-free-lunch

/people/william.li/blog/2006/03/17/how-to-get-started-using-conversion-agent-from-itemfield

Hope this clears your doubts

Thanks

Saiyog

[Former Member]

HI

SAP Conversion Agent is a data transformation system. Using Conversion Agent,

you can build a high-throughput interface between any data format and XMLbased

systems.

To configure a Conversion Agent data transformation, you use a procedure that is

called parsing by example. In this procedure, you teach Conversion Agent how to

convert data to XML, simply by marking up an example in a visual editor

environment. You do not need to do any programming to configure the

conversion. You can configure even a complex transformation in just a few hours

or days, saving weeks or months of programming time.

Conversion Agent can process fully structured, semi-structured, or unstructured

data. You can configure Conversion Agent to work with text, binary data,

messaging formats, HTML pages, PDF documents, word-processor documents,

and any other format that you can imagine.

Conversion Agent can parse the data and transform it to any standard or custom

XML vocabulary. In the reverse direction, Conversion Agent can serialize XML

data, transforming the content to other formats. The Conversion Agent

components that perform these transformations are called parsers and serializers,

respectively. Another component, called a mapper, combines these two functions,

and does XML to XML transformations.

refer the below links for further assistance

Using the Conversion agent

/people/william.li/blog/2006/03/17/how-to-get-started-using-conversion-agent-from-itemfield

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/18/conversion-agent-a-free-lunch

/people/alexander.bundschuh/blog/2006/03/14/integrate-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield-with-sap-xi

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/17/more-on-the-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield

cheers

[Former Member]

Hi,

I think the answer is yes..as its doing the same as adapters...

check this nice doc on conversion agents..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/6d95e0ac846fcbe10000000a1553f6/CMGetStart.pdf

Thanks,

Vijaya

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check the following link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

Thanks,

RamuV

[Former Member]

Hi,

Your are correct

Conversion Agent is a third party adapter but cannot be replaced by File Content Conversion of File adapter.

It can replace Content Conversion of the File Adapter , if needed.

Conversion Agent is a tool that allows you to build XML from PDF's,. TXT and excel files, mappings for EDI etc. So, if your file is a .TXT file, then you can develop the mapping using Conversion aganet to convert the .txt file and then call the corresponding COnversion Agent Module from your file adapter.

If you can handle Content Conversion using FIle adapter, you should use the same, but, if needed you can always use the Itemfild Conversion Agent to do the same. The only catch here with Conversion Agent is that it has its licensing overheads and it runs on a separate engine and so perfrormance when compared to file content conversion can be a bit poor but not lots.

Conversion agent releated links

/people/william.li/blog/2006/03/17/how-to-get-started-using-conversion-agent-from-itemfield

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/18/conversion-agent-a-free-lunch

/people/alexander.bundschuh/blog/2006/03/14/integrate-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield-with-sap-xi

/people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/11/17/more-on-the-sap-conversion-agent-by-itemfield

See below links

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c38c4cf105f85e10000000a1553f6/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c38c4cf105f85e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/4c4e34d4765f34e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

Blog for conversion agent

/people/bla.suranyi/blog/2006/06/08/sap-xi-supports-edifact

Thanks

Vikranth