XML Data Provider

Importing XML Data that contains varying levels of grouping

XML data that contains categories and sub categories can be imported into EasyCatalog using the XML Data Provider module. Sometimes, records may appear at different levels in the hierarchy of the XML (e.g. some products may be in a category > sub category > sub-sub category structure, others may be in at the category > […]

Using EasyCatalog to Create a Cross Table of XML Data

A common requirement is to construct a so-called Crosstab, in which multiple attributes are incorporated in a single table. For example, this data represents sets of trousers, with waist, length and price elements. XML Data:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<group>
	
<record>
<Product name="Yummy-Yeans" ArtNo="102" Beschreibung="für Damen" />
<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>
<Merkmale>
<Merkmal waist="28" length="30" price="129" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="32" price="132" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="34" price="134" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="36" price="133" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="38" price="133" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="40" price="138" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="42" price="140" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="44" price="138" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="32" price="139" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="33" price="145" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="34" price="152" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="36" price="142" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="38" price="144" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="40" price="146" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="42" price="147" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="44" price="149" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="28" price="150" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="30" price="148" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="32" price="152" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="34" price="147" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="36" price="153" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="38" price="149" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="40" price="148" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="42" price="160" />
</Merkmale>
</record>

<record>
<Product name="Yummy-Yeans" ArtNo="103" Beschreibung="für Herren" />
<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>
<Merkmale>
<Merkmal waist="28" length="30" price="29" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="32" price="32" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="34" price="34" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="36" price="33" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="32" price="33" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="34" price="38" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="36" price="40" />
<Merkmal waist="28" length="38" price="38" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="32" price="39" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="33" price="45" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="34" price="52" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="36" price="42" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="38" price="44" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="40" price="46" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="42" price="47" />
<Merkmal waist="30" length="44" price="49" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="28" price="50" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="30" price="48" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="32" price="52" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="34" price="47" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="36" price="53" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="38" price="49" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="40" price="48" />
<Merkmal waist="32" length="42" price="60" />
</Merkmale>
</record>

<record>
<Product name="Yummy-Yeans" ArtNo="104" Beschreibung="Unisex" />
<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>
<Merkmale>
<Merkmal waist="38" length="32" price="29" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="33" price="32" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="34" price="34" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="36" price="33" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="35" price="33" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="34" price="38" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="36" price="40" />
<Merkmal waist="38" length="38" price="38" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="32" price="39" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="33" price="45" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="34" price="52" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="36" price="42" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="40" price="44" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="40" price="46" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="42" price="47" />
<Merkmal waist="40" length="44" price="49" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="28" price="50" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="30" price="48" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="42" price="52" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="34" price="47" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="36" price="53" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="38" price="49" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="40" price="48" />
<Merkmal waist="42" length="42" price="60" />
</Merkmale>
</record>

</group>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<group>

<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>

</Merkmale>

</record>

<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>

</Merkmale>

</record>

<Langtext>Diese Yeans sprengt alle Grenzen des bisher Gekannten.</Langtext>

</Merkmale>

</record>

</group>

The target layout involves a table with the distinct lengths horizontally, distinct waist sizes vertically and prices in each cell. This can […]

Computed Fields and Complex Tables

The movie below shows an XML Fragment being used to populate a series of fields and an entire table. The data sources is created with just two fields – one for the “Product ID” and one to contain the contents of the “ProductAttributes” node structure. XML Example:

<Product>
<SKU id="1234"/>
<ProductAttributes>
<Attribute Name="Height" Value="100"/>
<Attribute Name="Width" Value="50"/>
<Attribute Name="Length" Value="200"/>
<Attribute Name="Pack Size" Value="5"/>
<Attribute Name="Voltage" Value="240"/>
</ProductAttributes>
</Product>

</ProductAttributes>

</Product>

Variations on the following “Computed Field” command are used […]

Do you have an example URL based XML data source?

Here’s a link to some sample XML data which can be loaded into the XML data provider: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/plant_catalog.xml

<!-- Edited by XMLSpy -->
<CATALOG>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Bloodroot</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Sanguinaria canadensis</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$2.44</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>031599</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Columbine</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Aquilegia canadensis</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.37</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>030699</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Marsh Marigold</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Caltha palustris</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Sunny</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$6.81</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>051799</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Cowslip</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Caltha palustris</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.90</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>030699</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Dutchman's-Breeches</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Dicentra cucullaria</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$6.44</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>012099</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Ginger, Wild</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Asarum canadense</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.03</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>041899</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Hepatica</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Hepatica americana</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$4.45</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>012699</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Liverleaf</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Hepatica americana</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$3.99</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>010299</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Jack-In-The-Pulpit</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Arisaema triphyllum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$3.23</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>020199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Mayapple</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Podophyllum peltatum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$2.98</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>060599</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Phlox, Woodland</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Phlox divaricata</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$2.80</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>012299</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Phlox, Blue</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Phlox divaricata</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$5.59</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>021699</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Spring-Beauty</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Claytonia Virginica</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>7</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$6.59</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>020199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Trillium</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Trillium grandiflorum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>5</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$3.90</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>042999</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Wake Robin</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Trillium grandiflorum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>5</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$3.20</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>022199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Violet, Dog-Tooth</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.04</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>020199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Trout Lily</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$6.94</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>032499</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Adder's-Tongue</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.58</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>041399</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Anemone</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Anemone blanda</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>6</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$8.86</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>122698</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Grecian Windflower</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Anemone blanda</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>6</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.16</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>071099</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Bee Balm</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Monarda didyma</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$4.59</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>050399</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Bergamot</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Monarda didyma</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$7.16</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>042799</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Black-Eyed Susan</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Rudbeckia hirta</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.80</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>061899</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Buttercup</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Ranunculus</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$2.57</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>061099</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Crowfoot</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Ranunculus</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.34</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>040399</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Butterfly Weed</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Asclepias tuberosa</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$2.78</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>063099</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Cinquefoil</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Potentilla</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$7.06</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>052599</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Primrose</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Oenothera</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>3 - 5</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$6.56</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>013099</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Gentian</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Gentiana</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$7.81</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>051899</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Blue Gentian</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Gentiana</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>4</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$8.56</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>050299</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Jacob's Ladder</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Polemonium caeruleum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$9.26</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>022199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Greek Valerian</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Polemonium caeruleum</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$4.36</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>071499</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>California Poppy</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Eschscholzia californica</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Sun</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$7.89</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>032799</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Shooting Star</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Dodecatheon</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$8.60</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>051399</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Snakeroot</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Cimicifuga</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$5.63</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>071199</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
<PLANT>
<COMMON>Cardinal Flower</COMMON>
<BOTANICAL>Lobelia cardinalis</BOTANICAL>
<ZONE>2</ZONE>
<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>
<PRICE>$3.02</PRICE>
<AVAILABILITY>022299</AVAILABILITY>
</PLANT>
</CATALOG>

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<PLANT>

<COMMON>Bloodroot</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Sanguinaria canadensis</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Columbine</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Aquilegia canadensis</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Marsh Marigold</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Caltha palustris</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Sunny</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Cowslip</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Caltha palustris</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Dutchman's-Breeches</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Dicentra cucullaria</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Ginger, Wild</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Asarum canadense</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Hepatica</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Hepatica americana</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Liverleaf</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Hepatica americana</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Jack-In-The-Pulpit</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Arisaema triphyllum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Mayapple</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Podophyllum peltatum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Phlox, Woodland</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Phlox divaricata</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Phlox, Blue</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Phlox divaricata</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Spring-Beauty</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Claytonia Virginica</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Trillium</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Trillium grandiflorum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Wake Robin</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Trillium grandiflorum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Violet, Dog-Tooth</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Trout Lily</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Adder's-Tongue</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Erythronium americanum</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Anemone</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Anemone blanda</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Grecian Windflower</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Anemone blanda</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<BOTANICAL>Monarda didyma</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Bergamot</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Monarda didyma</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Black-Eyed Susan</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Rudbeckia hirta</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Buttercup</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Ranunculus</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Crowfoot</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Ranunculus</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Butterfly Weed</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Asclepias tuberosa</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Cinquefoil</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Potentilla</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Primrose</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Oenothera</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sunny</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Gentian</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Gentiana</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Blue Gentian</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Gentiana</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Sun or Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Jacob's Ladder</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Polemonium caeruleum</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Greek Valerian</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Polemonium caeruleum</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>California Poppy</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Eschscholzia californica</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Shooting Star</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Dodecatheon</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Mostly Shady</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Snakeroot</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Cimicifuga</BOTANICAL>

<ZONE>Annual</ZONE>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

<PLANT>

<COMMON>Cardinal Flower</COMMON>

<BOTANICAL>Lobelia cardinalis</BOTANICAL>

<LIGHT>Shade</LIGHT>

</PLANT>

</CATALOG>

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Adding a fake key to an XML data source

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Loading XML into a field

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Navigate to ‘File > New > EasyCatalog Panel > New XML Data Source’; this will open up the…

Newly added XML fields are not showing in the panel

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XML Data Provider

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Computed Fields and Complex Tables

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Newly added XML fields are not showing in the panel

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