When to use this Format
XML dataset is an XML document, which includes metadata, such as column names and types, as well as a dataset name. Since it has a normalized and well-known structure, it can be used to return data in the predictable Format, for example when building REST APIs in Etlworks.
Example of the XML dataset
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dataset>
<name>EMPLOYEE_WEBROWSET</name>
<metadata>
<col name="EMPNO" native_type="CHAR(6)" nullable="false" type="1"/>
<col name="FIRSTNME" native_type="VARCHAR(12)" nullable="false" type="12"/>
<col name="MIDINIT" native_type="CHAR(1)" nullable="true" type="1"/>
<col name="LASTNAME" native_type="VARCHAR(15)" nullable="false" type="12"/>
<col name="WORKDEPT" native_type="CHAR(3)" nullable="true" type="1"/>
<col name="PHONENO" native_type="CHAR(4)" nullable="true" type="1"/>
<col name="HIREDATE" native_type="TIMESTAMP" nullable="true" type="93"/>
<col name="JOB" native_type="CHAR(8)" nullable="true" type="1"/>
<col name="EDLEVEL" native_type="SMALLINT(5)" nullable="false" type="5"/>
<col name="SEX" native_type="CHAR(1)" nullable="true" type="1"/>
<col name="BIRTHDATE" native_type="DATE" nullable="true" type="91"/>
<col name="SALARY" native_type="NUMERIC(9,2)" nullable="true" type="2"/>
<col name="BONUS" native_type="NUMERIC(9,2)" nullable="true" type="2"/>
<col name="COMM" native_type="NUMERIC(9,2)" nullable="true" type="2"/>
<col name="START" native_type="TIME" nullable="true" type="92"/>
</metadata>
<data>
<row>
<value>000010</value>
<value>CHRISTINE</value>
<value>I</value>
<value>HAAS</value>
<value>A00</value>
<value>3978</value>
<value>01011995</value>
<value>PRES </value>
<value>18</value>
<value>F</value>
<value>08241963</value>
<value>152750.00</value>
<value>1000.00</value>
<value>4220.00</value>
<value>09:00</value>
</row>
<row>
<value>000020</value>
<value>MICHAEL</value>
<value>L</value>
<value>THOMPSON</value>
<value>B01</value>
<value>3476</value>
<value>10102003</value>
<value>MANAGER </value>
<value>18</value>
<value>M</value>
<value>02021978</value>
<value>94250.00</value>
<value>800.00</value>
<value>3300.00</value>
<value>09:30</value>
</row>
</data>
</dataset>Create Format
To create a new XML Data Set Format, go to Connections, select the Formats tab, click Add Format, type in xml data set in the Search field, and select XML Data Set. Note that it is not the same as XML.