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XML Interface in Release 7.0


1. Enhancements to ST


2. Changes to CALL TRANSFORMATION

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Modification 1

Enhancements to ST

The following changes were made to the syntax for simple transformations:

  • New statements tt:type, tt:node, and tt:front for the definition of types in the ST program.
  • New attribute type for tt:root for the typing of data roots.
  • In type definitions and typings, string and xstring can now be also be entered as elementary ABAP types, and lengths can be specified for c and x.
  • New statement tt:extensible for controlling the extensibility of literal XML elements.
  • Generalization of the term "pattern" for conditional transformations.

See the ST Command Overview.

Modification 2

Changes to CALL TRANSFORMATION

In the statement CALL TRANSFORMATION, the dynamic specification of parameters after the addition PARAMETERS has been enhanced by the option of entering the following table types:

  • ABAP_TRANS_OBJ_BIND_TAB for the specification of data references
  • ABAP_TRANS_OBJBIND_TAB for the specification of object references.