Navision 4.00sp1 Biztalk 2004 mutliple xml files to one xml

wiha3

After exporting multiple Sales Invoices over MS Biztalk 2004 to xml-files (each invoice is a separate xml file), I need to "pack" them into one xml-file. This should be done in a mapping in the MS Biztalk 2004 Server. Did somebody made some experience with this?

Keen

Why would you want to merge multiple sales invoices into 1 xml file ?

And to answer your question, i have some experience in biztalk, but to merge multiple files into one isn't very easy. The mapping isn't very hard, but first you have to think of a way to get all the messages into the same orchestration.

Normally biztalk receives a message, processes it, and then gets the next message. So, i don't know if it's even possible.

zimiwings

to merge the different invoices, you can add a pipeline that appends each invoice to the existing output file. In order to get a valid XML-File, you probably will have to write your own assembling component.

wiha3

1. Assembling to Flat-File and append to an existing Flat-file (f.e. .TXT)
2. Disassembling this appended file to one XML-File

stjerne

Having the same problem, several xml files into one. Not merged but appended, i would appreciate if anyone have an idea how to do this not using a BTserver....I realize the xml file is not a real xml afterwards, but this is not of my concern. Reciever takes care of this.
I found that streamin (InStream) several xml files in Navision into one, changed the data in a most unfortunate way.

If you're curios as to why they should be appended, its do to a transport issue. Saves time for the reciever.....