XML Paloyad for API_MATERIAL_DOCUMENT_SRV

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Dear colleagues,

I need to create simple XML payload for API_MATERIAL_DOCUMENT_SRV for direct posting to S/4 via OData service from Postman, but all payloads I try lead me to error

"System expected the element '{http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom}entry".

Even such simple:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<A_MaterialDocumentHeader>
<A_MaterialDocumentHeaderType>
<GoodsMovementCode>01</GoodsMovementCode>
<PostingDate>2018-06-09T00:00:00</PostingDate>
<to_MaterialDocumentItem>
<A_MaterialDocumentItemType>
<QuantityInEntryUnit>20</QuantityInEntryUnit>
<Plant>1710</Plant>
<Material>TG11</Material>
<PurchaseOrderItem>10</PurchaseOrderItem>
<PurchaseOrder>4500000107</PurchaseOrder>
<GoodsMovementRefDocType>B</GoodsMovementRefDocType>
<GoodsMovementType>101</GoodsMovementType>
<EntryUnit>PC</EntryUnit>
<MaterialDocument/>
<MaterialDocumentYear/>
<MaterialDocumentItem/>
</A_MaterialDocumentItemType>
</to_MaterialDocumentItem>
<MaterialDocument/>
<MaterialDocumentYear/>
</A_MaterialDocumentHeaderType>
</A_MaterialDocumentHeader>

While JSON payload works fine:

{
 "DocumentDate": "/Date(1611320834000)/",
 "PostingDate": "/Date(1611320834000)/",
 "MaterialDocumentHeaderText": "testAPI",
 "GoodsMovementCode": "01",
 "to_MaterialDocumentItem": {
 "results": [
 {
 "Material": "1016158",
 "Plant": "ROT1",
 "StorageLocation": "RO1Z",
 "GoodsMovementType": "101",
 "Supplier": "90011172",
 "PurchaseOrder": "4500001080",
 "PurchaseOrderItem": "10",
 "GoodsMovementRefDocType": "B",
 "GoodsMovementReasonCode": "0",
 "EntryUnit": "PC",
 "QuantityInEntryUnit": "1",
 "GdsMvtExtAmtInCoCodeCrcy": "0.00",
 "SlsPrcAmtInclVATInCoCodeCrcy": "0.00",
 "IsCompletelyDelivered": false,
 "SerialNumbersAreCreatedAutomly": true,
 "ReservationIsFinallyIssued": false,
 "MaterialDocumentLine": "1",
 "MaterialDocumentParentLine": "0",
 "HierarchyNodeLevel": "0",
 "GoodsMovementIsCancelled": false
 }
 ]
 }
}

Could you, please, advise, what could be the reason?

Best regards,

Alexander

[Sriprasadsbhat]

Hello Alexander,

Can yo ucheck directly in SAP S4 by posting the XML data.I feel it supports only JSON format for POST operation.

Regards,

Sriprasad Shivaram Bhat

[AlexKorn]

Hello Sriprasad,

thank you for the prompt reply. Could you, please, advise, what do you mean by "directly in SAP S4 by posting the XML data"? What I did:

1. Created Communication Arrangement in S/4

2. Took the link:

3. Put it in Postman and add A_MaterialDocumentHeader to the end of the link:

Then it worked with JSON, but did not work with XML. Does it mean, that XML simply not acceptable format here?

Best regards,

Alexander