Using the wizard for XML files

The DataMapper wizard for XML files helps you create a data mapping configuration for an XML file. The wizard lets you select the type of node and the trigger that delimit the start of a new record. Next, the wizard extracts the data in one extraction step.

The wizard cannot create detail tables. If the file contains transactional data, the data mapping configuration is best created without a wizard (see Creating a new data mapping configuration).

There are two ways to open an XML file with a wizard: from the Welcome screen or from the File menu.

• From the Welcome screen
  1. Open the PlanetPress Connect Welcome page by clicking the icon at the top right or select the Help menu and then Welcome.
  2. Click Create a New Configuration.
  3. From the Using a wizard pane, select XML.
  4. Click the Browse button and open the XML file you want to work with. Click Next.
• From the File menu
  1. In the menu, click File > New.
  2. Click the Data mapping Wizards drop-down and select From XML File.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Click the Browse button and open the XML file you want to work with. Click Next.

After selecting the file, you have to set the split level and trigger type:

• XML Elements: This is a list of node elements that have children nodes. Select the level in the data that will define the source record.
• Trigger: select On element to create a record in the Data mapping for each occurrence of the node element selected in the XML Elements field, or select On change to create a record each time the element is different. (Check the option to include attributes in the list of content items that can trigger a boundary.)

Click Finish to close the dialog and open the data mapping configuration.