XML Options

The configuration options for XML are listed below.

Root Element

Root Element sets the parent element name for the full document.

Example using people:

<people>
  ...
</people>

Item Element sets the element name used for each row.

Example using person:

<people>
  <person>...</person>
  <person>...</person>
</people>

Attributes accepts a comma-separated list of column names to render as attributes on each item element.

Example with id,status:

<person id="42" status="active">
  <name>Monica</name>
</person>

Unknown column names are ignored and reported as warnings.

XML Header controls whether the declaration line is added:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

XMLNS adds a namespace URI as the xmlns attribute on the root element.

Example:

<people xmlns="https://example.com/people">
  ...
</people>

XML element and attribute names must follow XML naming rules.

If a provided name is invalid, AnyWayData auto-fixes it and reports a warning in the output workflow. This includes: