Appendix: Mapping XSD to ABAP Proxy Generation

Simple XSD Data Types and Their Exact Equivalent in ABAP

XSD	ABAP
string (Length > 65535)	STRING
string (Length <= 65535)	CHAR
string with pattern="\d+" (Length <= 65535)	NUMC
boolean	Mapping to a character field of length 5 using the constants: sai_true and sai_false (Type Pool: sai)
int	INT4
short	INT2
unsignedByte	INT1
date	DATS
time	TIMS
decimal mit fractionDigits<=14, totalDigits<=31	DEC
Binary (length <= 65535)	RAW
Binary (length <= 65535)	RAWSTRING

Tags Supported for Complex Data Types (in Alphabetical Order)

XSD	Corresponding type in ABAP Dictionary
(local)	Field of a structure
(global)	Structure
(local)	Structure
	Field of a structure and a table type
(local)	Field of a structure

XSD Editor are listed.

Limitations for XSD Elements

XSD Element	Note
and abstract types	These elements cannot be converted.
substitutionGroup and
Limitation of value range (, , , , and so on)	These tags are not taken into consideration by the proxy runtime; checking these properties is part of the task for validating the schema.
Key relationships, uniqueness (, , , and so on)

For more information about the language elements in the XML schema supported by ABAP proxy generation, see SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/xi ® Media Library ® Documentation: SAP XI 3.0 (SP11) – Supported XML Schema and WSDL (EN). The restrictions listed apply not only to WSDL documents from the Integration Repository but also to WSDL documents from other sources.