Creating a modified style sheet

To create a modified style sheet:

  1. Select Transformation > Configuration > Style Sheets.
  2. Click Create to display the detail view of the Style Sheets page.
  3. Specify this information:
    Partner Hierarchy Name
    The partner hierarchy name is a classification for a group of communication partners. A partner hierarchy must exist for this configuration.
    Partner ID
    The partner ID is the hierarchy node of the configuration that identifies a communication partner or a group of communication partners. When editing, select the partner ID from the drop-down list. The drop-down list shows the entries of the TradingPartners code list.
    Style Sheet Name
    Specify the file name of the style sheet that is used for the transformation. The style sheet defines how to transform an XML input file into an XML output file.
    The file name of the style sheet must adhere to the naming conventions: SourceApplication_TPcode_TargetApplication.xsl
    • _TPcode_: TPcode is the abbreviation for the trading partner that must match with the selected trading partner from the Partner ID drop-down list. For example: 4905_A0030_PlanningSchedule.xls, whereby 4905 is the source application, A0030 is the abbreviation for the trading partner VW, and PlanningSchedule is the target application.
    • Before and after the underline character, the file name must contain at least one character.
    Style Sheet Version
    This field indicates the version of the style sheet. Upon creating the style sheet, this field displays 1 to indicate it is the first version. When editing the style sheet, you can search on this field to view the details of previous style sheet versions. If you select one of the previous versions on the search results and click Apply, the style sheet details for the selected version display on the Style Sheets page.
    Note: For this Style Sheet Version feature to be available before it is included in the next feature release, you must add the new code list property associated with the feature to the FeatureActivation code list. The code list properties for a feature include the valid Identifier, and effective dates. Navigate to Master Data > Codes and select the FeatureActivation code list; on the Manage Code Properties dialog, specify StyleSheetVersionControl in the Identifier and Short Description fields, as well as the effective dates, to activate this functionality.
  4. Open the XML style sheet with a text editor. Copy the XML style sheet code to the clipboard and insert the code in the Style Sheet Content text box.
  5. To save the style sheet, click Save.
    A notification displays that the style sheet has been saved successfully.
    Note: The file size of a style sheet is currently limited to 300 KB.