Background documentationConfiguration of Transformation of XML Documents

 

The Billing Consolidation Connector (FIN-FSCM-BC-CON) component functions internally with an XML IDoc structure. If the systems that exchange electronic data use different XML structures, you need to determine how the SAP system is to convert the XML IDoc document into a differently structured XML document. The SAP XSLT Editor performs this transformation.

To configure the transformation of XML documents, proceed as follows:

  1. Familiarize yourself with the functions of the SAP XSLT Processor. Read the application help for the SAP XSLT Processor and Transformation Editor.

  2. Create an XSLT transformation for your structured XML document. You need to differentiate between outgoing and incoming documents.

  3. Create a separate XSLT transformation rule for each direction. However, you can group multiple message types in an XSLT transformation.

  4. To find your final version of the transformation in table EDX_BP_SP (outgoing message types) or EDX_TRANSF_IN (incoming message types), you must enter the final version of the XSLT transformation in the repository.

  5. Configure the transformation you have created in Customizing for Financial Supply Chain Management under Start of the navigation path Billing Consolidation Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Define Transformations for Incoming Messages End of the navigation path.

  6. Check the transformation as follows:

    • Create a new DocumentSet message, for instance for a new purchase order or invoice.

    • Receive a new DocumentSet message from an external source.