XML Simple Transformation namespace issue

[Former Member]

I am currently trying to do a simple transformation in STRANS that will require the prefix <x:> for all my tags. I have added a namespace entry in STRANS of xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" and labeled my element "x.PLANT".

My SourceCde looks like this:

<?sap.transform simple?>

<tt:transform xmlns:tt="http://www.sap.com/transformation-templates"

xmlns:ddic="http://www.sap.com/abapxml/types/dictionary"

xmlns:def="http://www.sap.com/abapxml/types/defined" 

xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<tt:root name="PLANT" type="ddic:WERKS_D"/>

  <tt:template>

  <x:PLANT tt:value-ref=".PLANT"/>

  </tt:template>

</tt:transform>

My XML file looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<x:PLANT>1201</x:PLANT>

When I run call my transformation:

DATA: gt_itab

TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF char2048.

data : result type werks_d,

wa_result type werks_d.

	call transformation Z_TEST
	SOURCE XML gt_itab

result

plant = result.

I get a short dump stating the following:

Error analysis

    An exception occurred that is explained in detail below.

    The exception, which is assigned to class 'CX_ST_MATCH_ELEMENT', was not caught

     and

    therefore caused a runtime error.

    The reason for the exception is:

    XML matching error

    Expected was element-start: "PLANT" [http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema] Read was

     invalid: " " [ ].

Can someone please offer a solution to the pain I am currently experiencing? All thoughts are much appreciated.

[Former Member]

I am currently trying to do a simple transformation in STRANS that will require the prefix <x:> for all my tags. I have added a namespace entry in STRANS of xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" and labeled my element "x.PLANT".

My SourceCde looks like this:

<?sap.transform simple?>

<tt:transform xmlns:tt="http://www.sap.com/transformation-templates"

xmlns:ddic="http://www.sap.com/abapxml/types/dictionary"

xmlns:def="http://www.sap.com/abapxml/types/defined" 

xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<tt:root name="PLANT" type="ddic:WERKS_D"/>

  <tt:template>

  <x:PLANT tt:value-ref=".PLANT"/>

  </tt:template>

</tt:transform>

My XML file looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<x:PLANT>1201</x:PLANT>

When I run call my transformation:

DATA: gt_itab

TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF char2048.

data : result type werks_d,

wa_result type werks_d.

	call transformation Z_TEST
	SOURCE XML gt_itab

result

plant = result.

I get a short dump stating the following:

Error analysis

    An exception occurred that is explained in detail below.

    The exception, which is assigned to class 'CX_ST_MATCH_ELEMENT', was not caught

     and

    therefore caused a runtime error.

    The reason for the exception is:

    XML matching error

    Expected was element-start: "PLANT" [http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema] Read was

     invalid: " " [ ].

Can someone please offer a solution to the pain I am currently experiencing? All thoughts are much appreciated.

[Former Member]

You have specified the namespace in transformation but the source xml does not have that detail.

If I include the namespace in source xml, the code works.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<x:PLANT xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">1201</x:PLANT>

[Former Member]

Manish,

I tried your solution and still received the Short Dump as before.

XML matching error

Expected was element-start: "PLANT" [http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema] Read was

  invalid: " " [ ].

In my eventual Simple Transformation, I will be attempting to read an XML file that will contain a Namespace (ex. "x." for several hundred elements) in every element sent. I have no expectation that I will alter the XML file, thus I was hoping the solution would be in SAP. Thanks for your response.

Regards,

Bill

[Former Member]

It did work for me with modified xml, your code and your STRANS code.

Now I remember, there was one more thing that I changed.

SOURCE XML gt_itab was changed to SOURCE XML lv_string

lv_string is type string and has entire xml.

I have always passed xml as a single variable of string type, not as internal table.

As for larger xml, specifying the namespace in just the root element is enough. The child elements would simply inherit the namespace.

If xml is improper, it needs to be modified before passing to STRANS.

If you paste your xml in XML Validator, the validation will fail.

Note: You can avoid the dumps by catching the exceptions using try..catch..endtry block.

[Former Member]

Here, try this code and call your transformation.

DATA result TYPE werks_d.

DATA lv_xml TYPE string.

CONCATENATE

  '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>'

  '<x:PLANT xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">1201</x:PLANT>'

  INTO lv_xml.

CALL TRANSFORMATION zm1

  SOURCE XML lv_xml

  RESULT plant = result.

WRITE result.