XML transformation encoding

[Former Member]

Hi all!

I'm using a SIMPLE TRANSFORMATION to generate an XML file that is sent to a legacy system. After the CALL TRANSFORMATION statement, I get the XML string, but it starts with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

My legacy system can read only UTF-8, so I need to change the encoding.

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This is my code:

CALL TRANSFORMATION zpp_transm_eol_f1a

SOURCE cin = ls_zf1a-vehicle_id_numb

RESULT XML gs_f1a_file_xml.

and this is the transformation:

<?sap.transform simple?>

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

<tt:root name="CIN"/>

<tt:template>

<Assemblies>

<Assembly>

<UniqueNumber>

<tt:value ref="CIN"/>

</UniqueNumber>

</Assembly>

</Assemblies>

</tt:template>

</tt:transform>

[Former Member]

I found the solution and want to share with all:

when you use CALL TRANSACTION statement, the XML string is encoded in UTF-16 or UTF-8 dependig by the type of the string itself. I mean:

1) this will be UTF-16:

data return_string type STRING.

call transformation my_transform

source ......

result xml return_string.

2) this will be UTF-8:

data return_string type XSTRING.

call transformation my_transform

source ......

result xml return_string.

Hope this will help sameone.

[former_member38750]

Thanks, your reply was really Helpful

[Former Member]

Thanks for sharing the solution, I actually had this problem before, in my case the middle ware supports UTF-16 so I left it as it is, but I never figured it out.