Item Maintenance Schemas
The item maintenance files are defined by a series of .XSD schemas. The schemas define the element formats to be used in the import .XML files, as well as the options and delimitations for each element. Because this is an .XML based system, the elements are intuitively named, so that most of the information required is easily understood based on the name of the element, the names of the available options and your understanding of the retail industry.
Three schemas are used to represent different parts of the item maintenance file function:
The ItemMaintenance.xsd schema contains the elements and options for all of the item and pricing input data. This schema will help you to understand how to format the data you import into the SAP Enterprise POS system.
The ItemMaintenanceAck.xsd schema contains the elements for the acknowledgement file which you receive after importing item maintenance files to confirm that the data import was successful. This schema will help you to understand these acknowledgement files.
The IntegrationMessageHeader.xsd schema contains the elements for the ‘envelope’ of system data which SAP wraps around your item maintenance files, in order for the SAP Enterprise POS system (and other compatible retail applications) to understand and process the file. This includes header and footer information and system parsing elements.