Hi,
Since you specify in the XML schema that the element should occour in
a sequence (<xs:sequence>), then they have to be in sequence.
If you want the elemets to be in whatever order you want use the "all" element.
Example:
<xs:all>
<xs:element name="firstname" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="lastname" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:all>
But keep in mid, not all parsers(and systems) do support the all element.
--
Jarl
2010/8/16 Coleman, Gavin <gavin.cole...@computacenter.com>:
> Agreed. But the order of the XML should not matter. If I define a schema as
> follows:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";>
> <xs:element name="GavinsTest">
> <xs:complexType>
> <xs:element name="UserDetails" maxoccurs="unbounded">
> <xs:complexType>
> <xs:sequence>
> <xs:element name="FirstName" type="xs:string"></xs:element>
> <xs:element name="LastName" type="xs:string"></xs:element>
> <xs:element name="MiddleName" type="xs:string"></xs:element>
> <xs:element name="PhoneNumber" type="xs:string"></xs:element>
> </xs:sequence>
> </xs:complexType>
> </xs:element>
> </xs:element>
> </xs:complexType>
> </xs:element>
> </xs:schema>
>
> And your system provides me with (I.e. Data in a different order to that
> specified above)
>
> .....<UserDetails>
> <PhoneNumber>12345</PhoneNumber>
> <LastName>Smith</LastName>
> <FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
> <MiddleName>Ignatius</MiddleName>
> </UserDetails>
>
> Then my system should be able to cope with this. The order of the elements
> should make no difference.
>
> My comment was simply that the SAP system we integrate with cannot cope with
> this and throws an error. I don't believe SAP uses a true XML parser (I think
> that's what it would be) and therefore I have to ensure that I send the data
> in the correct order SAP is expecting.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gavin Coleman
> Senior Analyst/Programmer
> Computacenter (UK) Ltd
> Services & Solutions
> Hatfield Avenue
> Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9TW, United Kingdom
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
> [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Jarl Grøneng
> Sent: 16 August 2010 09:49
> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> Subject: Re: Cheap Inexpensive preferably free SAP/Remedy Integration - Does
> it exist?
>
> What is proper XML?
>
> The XML structure is defined in a XML schema. To create a XML request
> is defined from the XML schema. So, if you want a different XML
> structure, use a different XML schema.
>
> --
> Jarl
>
>
>
> 2010/8/16 Coleman, Gavin <gavin.cole...@computacenter.com>:
>> **
>>
>> Hi Ibrahim - we're currently in a development phase of integrating Remedy
>> 7.5 ITSM 7.5 with a SAP system. We are using the excellent XML Gateway to
>> achieve this (http://www.javasystemsolutions.com/jss/xmlgateway). This is
>> obviously not free, but it does have a lot of excellent functionality that
>> helps to ease the pain of integrating with SAP.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some issues that you might light to think of (N.B. I don't know how much of
>> these issues are down to OOB SAP, and how much are down to the customised
>> system we are integrating with)
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. SAP does not seem to be able to deal with "proper" xml. I should be
>> able to send a request to an XML compliant system formatted any way I like:
>>
>>
>>
>> <MyTest>
>>
>> <FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
>>
>> <LastName>Smith</LastName>
>>
>> </MyTest>
>>
>>
>>
>> Should be treated exactly the same way as:
>>
>>
>>
>> <MyTest>
>>
>> <LastName>Smith</LastName>
>>
>> <FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
>>
>> </MyTest>
>>
>>
>>
>> In SAP, this is not the case.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. You will probably not want to use synchronous integrations (I.e.
>> Waiting for a response from SAP), as it can take quite a time to process
>> incoming responses.
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. The reason we used the XML Gateway product is because this gave us
>> a greater level of control over incoming and outgoing integrations than OOB
>> Remedy workflow (I.e. Remedy Web Services)
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. We had to write a custom Java Plugin to enable us to consume SAP
>> Web Services (this is because we were using XML Gateway in a slightly
>> unusual way), but this is relatively small and fairly easily written.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The support we've had from John Baker at Java System Solutions has been
>> fantastic. We've frequently come across extra functionality that we required
>> before we could continue and John often had a new version of the system
>> ready for us within a week.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gavin Coleman
>>
>> Senior Analyst/Programmer
>>
>> Computacenter (UK) Ltd
>>
>> Services & Solutions
>>
>> Hatfield Avenue
>>
>> Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9TW, United Kingdom
>>
>> T: +44 (0) 1707 631662
>>
>> E: gavin.cole...@computacenter.com
>>
>> W: www.computacenter.com
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
>> [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Akar
>> Sent: 14 August 2010 23:09
>> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> Subject: Cheap Inexpensive preferably free SAP/Remedy Integration - Does it
>> exist?
>>
>>
>>
>> **
>>
>> Anyone know of an inexpensive way to integrate SAP & Remedy? Am I asking for
>> too much?
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> -Ibrahim Akar
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