SAP CPI Camel Expressions Reference
💬 Message & Headers
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${in.body}
|
Message payload |
${header.var1}
|
Message header variable (replace var1) |
${property.prop1}
|
Exchange property (replace prop1) |
${bodyAs(String)}
|
Message body as String |
${bodyAs(java.lang.String)}
|
Java-style string conversion |
${header.CamelHttpMethod}
|
HTTP method used (GET, POST, etc.) |
${header.CamelHttpUri}
|
Full HTTP request URI |
🕒 Date, ID & Meta
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${date:now:yyyy-MM-dd}
|
Current date |
${date:now:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSZ}
|
Time Current date |
${property.SAP_MessageProcessingLogID}
|
Message GUID (for logs) |
${SAP_ApplicationID}
|
Application ID for monitoring |
${camelId}
|
iFlow name / route ID |
${exchangeId}
|
Unique exchange ID |
⚠️ Error Handling
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${exception.message}
|
Error message |
${exception.stacktrace}
|
Error stacktrace |
Persist Messages
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
https://<Cloud Integration host>/api/v1/MessageProcessingLogs('<Message ID>')/MessageStoreEntries
|
Store a message so that you can access the stored message and analyze it at a later point in time. |
https://mytenant.tmn.hci.eu1.hana.ondemand.com/api/v1/MessageProcessingLogs('ABCD-1234-EFG')/MessageStoreEntries
|
Store a message so that you can access the stored message and analyze it at a later point in time. |
📁 File Info (Relative & Absolute)
| Expression | Returns |
|---|---|
file:absolute
|
TRUE or FALSE |
file:absolute.path
|
Full absolute path |
file:ext
|
File extension |
file:name
|
File name with path |
file:name.ext
|
File extension only |
file:name.noext
|
File name without extension |
file:onlyname
|
File name only (no path) |
file:onlyname.noext
|
File name only, no extension |
file:parent
|
Parent folder |
file:path
|
File path |
🧾 Header Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${header.CamelHttpMethod}
|
HTTP Method (GET, POST, etc.) |
${header.Type}
|
Custom header value (e.g. Order Type) |
${header.CustomerID}
|
Customer ID header from source system |
🔧 Property Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${property.SAP_MessageProcessingLogID}
|
Message GUID (used in monitoring/logs) |
${property.Status}
|
Status property (Success, Error, etc.) |
${property.CustomerID}
|
Property set earlier in flow |
📦 Body Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${body}
|
Entire message payload |
${body} contains 'CONFIDENTIAL'
|
Check if payload contains specific text |
${body.length()}
|
Get message body length |
🕒 Date, ID & Meta
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${date:now:yyyy-MM-dd}
|
Current date |
${date:now:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSZ}
|
Full timestamp with timezone |
${exchangeId}
|
Unique message exchange ID |
${id}
|
Message ID |
${camelId}
|
Route or iFlow ID |
${SAP_ApplicationID}
|
Application ID for monitoring |
📁 File & Path Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${header.CamelFileName}
|
Full file name from SFTP/File adapter |
${header.CamelFileAbsolutePath}
|
Absolute file path |
${header.CamelFileNameOnly}
|
File name without path |
🧠 Logical & Advanced Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
${header.Type} == 'Invoice'
|
Compare header value for conditional routing |
${header.Type} regex 'INV.*'
|
Regex match in headers |
${body} contains 'CONFIDENTIAL'
|
Payload contains condition |
${date:now:yyyyMMdd}_${header.CustomerID}
|
Dynamic string for filenames or logs |
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