XML Output
XML Output
XML Output
Options
File Tab
The file tab is where you set general properties for the XML output file format.
Transform name
Name of the transform.
Filename
Specifies the file name and location of the output text file.
Do not create file at start
Enable to avoid empty files when no rows are getting processed.
Pass output to servlet
Enable this option to return the data via a web service instead writing into a file (see Hop data over web service).
Extension
Adds a period and the extension to the end of the file name (.xml).
Include transformnr in filename
If you run the transform in multiple copies (see also Launching Several Copies of a transform), the copy number is included in the file name, before the extension (_0).
Include date in filename
Includes the system date in the file name (_20041231).
Include time in filename
Includes the system date in the file name (_235959).
Content Tab
Zipped
Check this if you want the XML file to be stored in a ZIP archive.
Encoding
The encoding to use. This encoding is specified in the header of the XML file.
Parent XML element
The name of the root element in the XML document.
Row XML element
The name of the row element to use in the XML document.
Split every … rows.
The maximum number of rows of data to put in a single XML file before another is created.
Fields Tab
Fieldname
The name of the field.
Elementname
The name of the element in the XML file to use.
Content Type
Is the field an attribute or Element
Type
Type of the field can be either String, Date, or Number.
Format
The format mask used to convert the values
Length
The length option depends on the field type follows:
Number - Total number of significant figures in a number
String - total length of string
Date - length of printed output of the string (e.g. 4 only gives back year)
Precision
The precision option depends on the field type as follows:
Number - Number of floating point digits
String - unused
Date - unused
Currency
Symbol used to represent currencies such as $10,000.00 or E5.000,00
Decimal
A decimal point can be a "." (10,000.00) or "," (5.000,00)
Group
A grouping can be a "," (10,000.00) or "." (5.000,00)
Null
If the value of the field is null, insert this string into the textfile
Get fields
Click to retrieve the list of fields from the input stream(s).
Minimal width
Alter the options in the fields tab in such a way that the resulting width of lines in the text file is minimal; for example instead of save 0000001, "1" is written, and so on. String fields are not padded to their specified length.
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