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MessageMappingSimplifiedPartI
PostedbySravyaTalankiinsravya.talanki2onAug16,20052:03:39AM
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ItwasinitiallyveryhardformetounderstandthemessagemappingwhenwearetrainedonSAPXI.Ibrowsed
help.sap.comandendedupgettingmoreconfused.AfterworkingwithSAPXIforsometimehowevertheintuitionis
changed.Iwilltrytosimplifythemessagemappingbyelucidatingtheconceptsinthenutshell.Blogdoesnotcoverthe
messagemappingindetailbutjustgivesthebasicunderstandingforanynewXIdevelopers.Part1oftheblog
providesabaseforconceptualunderstandingofmessagemappingwithsuitableexamples.

AsweknowXIproducestheXMLdocumentsattheinbound/outboundoftheintegrationpipeline,thereisaneedfor
ustomapthesourceXMLdoctothetargetXMLdoc.MessageMappingeditorisabuiltinfeature,whichhelpstomap
thesourceandtargetXMLmessagesgraphically.
Inthisblogwediscussvarioustermsrelatedtoit.

Definition:MessageMapping

Firstly,letmedefinethemessagemappinginthewayIlookatit:
"MessageMappingisnothingbutasetofrulesforproducingtargetXMLfromthesourceXML.Theserulesare
nothingbutrelationsbetweenthesourceXMLtagsandtargetXMLtags".
TheseruleskeepvaryingaccordingtothebusinessrequirementsonthesourceandtargetXMLdocuments.

SampleRule:

IllustrationofMappingError:

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Definition:Representation:

Beforeweproceedfurtheritisbetterifwehaveaclearunderstandingofthe3terms:

1.
Element
:SimpleXMLtag.

2.
Attribute
:PropertyofXMLtag.

3.
Node
:LogicalgroupingofsetofXMLtags.

InXIitisrepresentedasshownbelow:

XMLrepresentationinXI:

AdditionallythereiscolorindicatorforthetargetXMLmessages:

1.
RedColor
indicatesthattargetnodes/elements/attributesaremandatoryandhastobedefinetlymapped.

2.
GreenColorwitharedcircle
atthebottomindicatesthatthereisaminimumoccurrencespecifiedforthetagwhichhastobemetinthemapping.

3.
Greencolor
indicatesthatwecanmapthenodes/elements/attributesaccordingtotherequirements.

ColorIndicationintheMappingEditor:

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ContextsinMessageMapping:

OncetheaboveconceptsareclearwecanproceedtothemostconfusingpartofmessagemappingcalledContext
Handling.
InitiallywhenIwasbrowsingthroughthetrainingmaterialsandmappingpatternsitwasreallyhardformetoexactly
figureoutwhatthetermContextmeans.(Forgetaboutcontexthandlingandcontextchanging).

Definition:Context

AfterworkingoutfewexamplesIfiguredoutthat:"Contextofanelementisnothingbutjustthelevel(withreference
toitsparentnode)wheretheXMLtagappearsinthegivenXMLdocument".
Levelofanyelementissettotheimmediateparentnodebydefault.

Definition:ContextChanging

Oncethedefinitionofcontextisverycleartherestofthetermsareautomaticallyclarified."ContextChangingisjust
changingthelevelofXMLtag(elementlevelintheXSD)intheXMLdocumentorItisjusttheflexibilityprovided
byXIforchangingtheXSDoftheXMLdocumentattheruntime".Examplegivenbelowmightmakeyouto
understanditbetter.Iaddeda
Qualifications
nodeand
Description
elementinthesourcedatatypeandone
Qual_Desc
elementinthetargetdatatype.

Thecontextofthe
Description
tagisautomaticallysettothe
Qualification
bydefaultinXIwhichmeansthatalways
Description
XMLtagoccursunder
Qualification
XMLtagasshownbelow.

SourceXMLmessageinterpretationbytheMappingruntimebeforecontextchange:

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Ichangedthecontextofthe
Description
tagtotheroot
MT_SRC
XMLtagasshownbelow.

SourceXMLmessageinterpretationbytheMappingruntimeaftercontextchange:

Definition:ContextHandling

ContextsinXIcanbehandledbyvariouswayslike
nodefunctions,advancedfunctions
,whichwillbe,illustratedmoreindetailinthenextblog.Wealsohavequeuingmechanismsforhandlingcomplex
ContextChanginginadvanceduserfunctions.

Oncetheaboveconceptsareclear,workingwiththemessagemappingandtroubleshootinganyerrorsthatoccurred
becamerelativelyveryeasyforme.PartIIwillprovidesomemoregoodexamplesforplayingaroundwithmessage
mappingfeature
providedbyXI.

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26Comments
rajbalakrishnanAug18,200511:36AM

Excellentwork,Sravya.Iameagerlyawaitingyournextblog.IamjustaboutgettingstartedonXIand
amstrugglingwithunderstandingthecoreconcepts.
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SravyaTalankiAug19,20054:03AM(inresponsetorajbalakrishnan)

ThanksRaj..Youwilldefinetlyseesomemore..:)
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SEBINTHOMASJan3,20074:59AM(inresponsetoSravyaTalanki)

Duringthemigrationprocessproblemshavebeenreportedforthisblog.The
blogcontentmaylookcorruptduetonotsupportedHTMLcodeonthis
platform.Pleaseadjusttheblogcontentmanuallybeforemovingittoanofficial
community.
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SravyaTalankiJan3,20075:40AM(inresponsetoSEBINTHOMAS)

ThanksThomas!
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rajbApr16,20078:31AM(inresponsetoSEBINTHOMAS)

ExcellentBlog...
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PawanDandawateSep15,200511:30AM(inresponsetorajbalakrishnan)

HiSravya
YouhaveveryneatlyelucidatedXImappingbasicsinthisblog.Theterminologyusedin
mappingworldisdifficulttounderstandforabeginner.Iamsurethisarticlewhichuses
simpleplainvanilaEnglishwillbeagreathelp.
Greatjob.
Cheers
Pawan
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ShivPatilNov21,20059:06AM

Thanksfortheinputs.Greatlyappreciated.
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VenkateshamNeelaDec19,20052:58PM

Excellentwork,Sravya
Regards,
VenkatNeela
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ameerbabaJun13,200612:02AM

khodossravya,
Expectingmoreblogsfromyou.
Regards,
Ameer.
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VishalKohliJun18,20068:55PM

GoodJob..!!!
Verywellexplained...!!!!
Expectingmoresuchfeaturesfromyou.
Allthebest..!!!
VishalKohli
vishal_kohli@keane.com
Keane
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AnaLimaJun28,20061:48PM

Congratulationsforthegreatjob.
Easy,practicalandwithaverysenseofhumor!
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YounusMohdAug12,20076:26PM

HiSravya,
Itwashighlyhelpfulforbegineerslikeus.
Hopetoseesomemorefromyou..
Thanks,
Younus
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kaipureddyMay21,20103:27AM(inresponsetoYounusMohd)

HiSravya,
thisisveryimportanttopicforstartingsapxiemployers...
Thanks
sreenivasulukaipu
09247500079
srinu.ababxi@gmail.com
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IyengarKarthikAug13,20079:16AM

Itjustkeepsgettingbetterandbetter!
Thankyouandbestregards
KartikIyengar~
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BirlaNatesanAug15,200711:49AM

HiSravya,
Greatwork!Itdoeshelpbeginnerslikemetounderstandtheconceptbetter.
Thanks,
Birla.
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RavMandalNov3,20075:22PM

ExcellentSravya...greatwork...thankyou...
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MidhunMadhavOct31,200811:53PM

Itsaverybeautifulblog.Ithelpedmetogetthecontextofcontext:)
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miritamistryNov23,20081:57PM

HiSravya,
It'sareallygreatjob!!
Thanksforyourhelp!!!

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MiritaMistry
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ParthasarathiSubramaniyamSep2,200910:33PM

SheexplainedtheMessagemappinginsimplewords.
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PullanaikSugaliJun30,201011:53PM

Hi,
IamnewtoPItechnology.IwanttolearnNodefunctionsinmapping.Sohelpmeonthis.
Regards,
Naik,Pune,Infosys.
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saratpasupureddyJul13,201010:27PM

HiThisissarat,IamworkingasGISConsultantinCapgeminithisismyfirsthourinXIandItwas
prettyclear.
Iwouldbeexpectingthesamestufffurtherinnextstageofblog.
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ErnestoCruzMar18,20117:12AM

Mostclear,imposible!!!!Thankssss.AgreetfromArgentina
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RajuALLUApr23,20128:14AM

HiSravya,

GoodBlog..
Canyouclarifymeregardingthefollowing
SourceXMLmessageinterpretationbytheMappingruntimebeforecontextchange:

SourceXMLmessageinterpretationbytheMappingruntimeaftercontextchange:

whenyouarechangingthecontextforDescriptionsyoucandirectlychangeittoMT_SRCwhydo
youchangecontextforthefirsttoQualificaitonsandthenchangedtocontexttoMT_SRC
KindlyExplainitbriefly
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ChristineTalaueJul26,201211:16AM

HiSravya,

ThisisagreatmaterialformewhoisjuststartingtolearnPI...
I'llbefollowingyourblogtobemorefamiliarwithit.
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RamanjaneyaReddyDec13,20127:40AM

HiSravya,
Thisveryusefultoforme.

Thanks,
Raman
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SravyaTalankiDec18,201210:56PM(inresponsetoRamanjaneyaReddy)

Thanks.
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