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XML

Extracts data from an XML file. The data records are identified using a recurring element. The individual values are written to the table columns in the data feed based on the specified parameters.

Maximum size of an XML source file

An XML source file is limited to: 80 MB

The following parameters are available.

Parameters

Description

Source

XML file

  • URL: HTTP address of the source file

    If another operator supplies the URL dynamically, the URL cannot be edited here.

    Example 178.

    Example

    https://myhost.company:1080/documents/rest/links/03388871-367d-4abe-a2c9-37bc9fa44580?tenantid=default&revision=1



  • URL alias: Loads the file from a resource directory. Files must be located in a defined resource directory on the server. The data source files are located in a folder or a sub-folder of the ARIS document storage accessible in the ARIS Repository.

    If you have updated ARIS 10.0 Service Release 1 to version 10.0 Service Release 2, you need to recreate the URL alias that WAS defined for ARIS 10.0 Service Release 1. Delete the URL alias at first and add a new URL alias with the same data.

    Path prefix (alias): Alias of the resource directory with the path to a directory on the server. Select an alias of the local resource directory, for example, Feed URL.

    Feed URL is the alias of the resource directory of the default data feeds provided in ARIS.

    In the input box, enter a path to the relevant data source file for the Path prefix (alias) selected.

    Example 179.

    Example

    /documents/rest/links/03388871-367d-4abe-a2c9-37bc9fa44580?tenantid=default&revision=1



To configure a Path prefix (alias), see Configure Dashboard server for details.

To store data source files in a resource directory, see Upload file based data sources for details.

To copy the source file URL, see Upload file based data sources for details.

Insert dynamic value (CTRL + Space)

Inserts a dynamic value into the URL using an ARIS parameter. Place the cursor in the URL, press CTRL + Space and select a parameter from the list.

You can specify the parameters, for example the default value. Click ARIS parameters in the editor header > Configure.

Settings

Displays additional options.

  • Shared caching

Enables the use of a shared cache when multiple users access the same document. This option is available if you specified a document as a data source that is deployed in ARIS Document Storage (ADS). The option is enabled by default. If you disable the option, you must specify HTTP basic authentication instead.

  • HTTP basic authentication

Specifies an HTTP basic access authentication.

User name and password are required for accessing the source file.

The option is available, if you disable Shared caching.

  • Refresh rate

Specifies the time until the data source is read in again. Default value is 12 h.

  • HTTP headers

Adds HTTP headers to the URL.

Click + Add header and specify HTTP headers.

Repeating element: Detect

Reads out the repeating element automatically. A repeating element already set by a user is not considered. The repeating element is displayed corresponding to the hierarchy of the XML elements, for example, <element>/<repeating element>. The requested columns are displayed in the Columns box depending on the repeating element.

XML element that is repeated for each row (XPath to repeat element);

You can edit the repeating element manually.

Specify a valid XPath expression, for example,

/catalog/journal/article

/data/row

/catalog/book

Columns

List of data source columns. Click Edit Column configuration to configure the columns list. Deselect a column to exclude it from the result data. If you enter a New name for a column, it is used instead of the original column name in the result. If you click Reset columns, the column list is reloaded from the data source and all changes in the list are undone.

Click Detect to automatically read the columns of the data source. The requested columns lists are displayed, based on the specified repeating object.

For detailed information on configuring the time zone used by this operator, see the chapter Configure feed processing time zone.

If you use an absolute URL, for example, http://myhost.company:1080/documents/rest/links/03388871-367d-4abe-a2c9-37bc9fa44580, an authentication has to be set. All requests to the uploaded file are made with the specified user/password combination.

If you use a relative URL, for example, /documents/rest/links/03388871-367d-4abe-a2c9-37bc9fa44580, an authentication is not required. All requests to the uploaded file are made with the current logged in user.