Step by Step process to download EDIFACT XSDs from Integration Advisor for B2B Integration in CI/CPI

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This short blog provides a step by step process to download EDIFACT/ ANSI ASC X12 XSDs from Integration Advisor to implement B2B Integrations in Cloud Integration or CPI

Introduction:

In order to implement B2B integrations, generally XSD files are needed to create the message mapping or in xml -> EDI or EDI -> xml converters in Cloud Integration (CPI). 

This short blog provides a step by step process to download EDIFACT/ ANSI ASC X12 XSDs or any other standard xsds licensed under Type systems from Integration Advisor.

In this blog, focus is mainly on getting the EDIFACT XSD for implementing B2B Integrations in Cloud Integration(CPI)

Steps:

1. From your Integration Suite landing page, click on Discover , go to Type Systems

2. Library of all the Type systems currently supported is displayed. In the search bar, you can type the system for which you want to download the XSD.

3. For example, lets consider that you want to download the xsd of message type INVOIC version 96A which belongs to type system - UN/EDIFACT

4. Click on UN/EDIFACT and you will be able to see the below tabs - Overview, versions, Message types, compley types, Simple Types and Codelists.

5. Click on Messsages tab and you will able to see the list of all the messages in UN/EDIFACT type system. Since we are trying to download INVOIC message type, version D96A, search for it in the search tab, expand INVOIC tab and select Version: D96A S3

6. Click on Create MIG

7. If you have a sample xml, browse for it. If not, click on skip

8. Fill mandatory fields - Name, Direction and Business Process. Click Create

9. MIG is successfully created. Now, you can select the nodes and fields which you want to include in your INVOIC XSD.

10. Once the selections are done, click on three dots on the top right corner, click on Export , SAP Cloud Integration Runtime Artifacts

11. File will downloaded to your Downloads folder in your local machine. Open the folder and you will be able to locate the file : UN-EDIFACT_INVOIC_D96A.xsd

Conclusion :

XSD files downloaded from Integration Advisor using the above steps can be uploaded in Cloud Integration for message mapping or xml to EDI or EDI to xml convertors to implement B2B integrations.

Same steps can be followed to download xsds of any message type under any type system licensed in Integration Advisor.

If you have any queries or suggestions or want to discuss about this topic, please feel free to use the comment section of this post.