Connector for XML (Legacy)
The XML connector allows the retrieval and processing of XML files, either from a disk, a Text, or from a defined URL.
- Select the File Source.
- Enter the Record XPath which allows the selection of records within the XML document (e.g., //myroot/items/item). This property can be parameterized.
- Select either the period (.) or comma (,) as the Decimal Separator.
- Click
to the fetch the schema based on the connection details. Consequently, the list of columns with the data type found from inspecting the first ‘n’ rows of the input data source is populated and the Save button is enabled.
- You can also opt to load or save a copy of the column definition.
- Click
to add columns and specify their properties:
Property Description Name
The column name of the source schema.
XPath
The XPath of the source schema.
Type
The data type of the column. Can be a Text, Numeric, or Time
Date Format
The format when the data type is Time.
Enabled
Determines whether the message field should be processed.
To delete a column, check its
or all the column entries, check the topmost
, then click
.
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Date/Time values of output data and Date/Time inputs, where supported, is by default unchanged.
You can opt to define the Show in Timezone and Source Timezone settings.
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