possibility of reading custom xml via ION

Good morning,
I would need to create an interface where the external software sends to EAM a warehouse stock update for a part.
The software must send a custom XML not of the BOD type, I must be able to read this xml through ION and then map it to a standard bod that updates the stock. We are in the cloud and I should create an sftp connection point. I ask if it is possible to read custom xml without any reference to BOD and verb via ION, in the connection points I am able to select only BOD type documents, or custom documents created in ION but they must always be BOD type.
Thanks in advance for your help

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Brandon Watson

Hello! You should be able to use the "AnyDocument". If you use this, you would not be able to apply any filters or pass attributes to a workflow. You could potentially pass the AnyDocument to a Script, which reads the custom BOD and writes to a valid BOD.

With that said, I have created many custom XML BOD's in the Data Catalog for custom processes. It is easy to do, especially with the Wizard. Hope this helps!

Kevin Heiman

ION File Templates support XML as a type which is raw XML, not in a OAGIS format. The Connection point will wrap that into a BOD structure for you. You can then run through a Mapper /Flow to restructure as you like.

You could also go with AnyDocument ant then convert in a Script to structure it, if you have MT. Scripting would also let you add headers of your choice.

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Thanks Kevin

I created a custom file template, with a simple xml, but in the sftp connection point, when I select my template, it asks for the verb, which I do not have, as mandatory data.
Am I wrong in creating my custom template?

Legacy Contributor

The verbs are only available after the custom BOD is generated.

In the file template click "generate metadata" and select the ID to generate the BOD schema.

Kevin Heiman

when you define the template, after saving, use the Generate MetaData to create an entry in the Data Catalog for As the message will be wrapped in the connection point, the message output will be a verb / noun as with any BOD.

In your FTP connection point you would pick that noun and the desired verb for it.

Note at the top of the template you can add file attributes and optionally a XML header in the data.

Legacy Contributor

thanks to all I think I am successful!

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