Attachment: Mapping XSD to Java (SAP Library - Enabling Application-to-Application Processes)

Attachment: Mapping XSD to Java

Java

Built-In XSD Data Types and Their Exact Equivalent in ABAP

XSD	Java
string	java.lang.String
boolean	boolean
float	float
double	double
int	int
short	short
long	long
byte	byte
date	java.util.Calendar
time	java.util.Calendar

Note

No global types are generated for simple data types (tag <simpleType>), because they only reference built-in data types.

Tags Supported for Complex Data Types (in Alphabetical Order)

XSD	Java
<attribute> (local)	Attributes of a class (including access methods)
<complexType> (global)	Class
<complexType> (local)	Inner class
<element maxOccurs="unbounded">	· Attributes of an (inner) class (including access methods) · Inner table class
<element> (local)	Attribute of an (inner) class (including access methods)

Note

Only those tags permitted by the XSD editor are listed.

Limitations for XSD Elements

XSD Element	Note
<extension> and abstract types	These elements cannot be converted.
substitutionGroup and <element abstract="true">
<redefine>
Restriction of value area (<pattern>, <enumeration>, <maxInclusive>, <maxExclusive>, and so on)	These tags are ignored by the proxy runtime. The schema validation checks these properties.
Key references, uniqueness (<key>, <keyref>, <unique>, and so on)

Link to external website

For more information about the XML schema language elements supported by Java proxy generation, see the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/xi ® Media Library ® Documentation: SAP XI 3.0 (SP11) – Supported XML Schema and WSDL (EN).