here is the complete code sample for uploading/parsing xml file.

report y_xml_upload
no standard page heading.
data: filename type string ,
xmldata type xstring .
data: result_xml type standard table of smum_xmltb .
data: return type standard table of bapiret2 .
constants: line_size type i value 255.
data: begin of xml_tab occurs 0,
raw(line_size) type x,
end of xml_tab,
file type string,
size type i.
* upload the xml file
filename = 'C:rajabw.xml' .
call function 'GUI_UPLOAD'
exporting
filename = filename
filetype = 'BIN'
has_field_separator = ' '
header_length = 0
importing
filelength = size
tables
data_tab = xml_tab
exceptions
others = 1.
************uncomment this and comment the call of SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING if you dont have this fm in
* if sy-subrc <> 0.
* clear: xmldata.
* exit.
* else.
* data: len type i.
* len = size.
* loop at xml_tab.
* if len <= line_size. exit. endif.
* concatenate xmldata xml_tab-raw(line_size)
* into xmldata in byte mode.
* len = len - line_size.
* endloop.
* if len > 0.
* concatenate xmldata xml_tab-raw(len)
* into xmldata in byte mode.
* len = len - size.
* endif.
* endif.
******* end of comment.
call function 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING'
exporting
input_length = size
* FIRST_LINE = 0
* LAST_LINE = 0
importing
buffer = xmldata
tables
binary_tab = xml_tab
exceptions
failed = 1
others = 2
.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
* WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
endif.
call function 'SMUM_XML_PARSE'
exporting
xml_input = xmldata
tables
xml_table = result_xml
return = return .
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