Is it possible to export a file as an XML please?

Charles Thomas

I have a set of data and would like to be able to export it as an XML. I have a solution that allows me to export a set of records surrounded by XML tags and prefixed by a sort key. The different sets of records are exported into a directory and the solution then ingests these, sorts them according to the key, strips off the sort key and then outputs the XML data.

My memory was that Pandora had some XML capability but I don't see anything like this in Aperture. Am I missing something please

Josh Boxer

Hi Charles

This is not possible 'out of the box' in Data Studio, but it would be possible to write a custom step to generate an XML file or call an API directly:

https://docs.experianaperture.io/data-quality/aperture-data-studio-v2/extend-data-studio-functionality/use-the-sdk/

Coming soon it will be possible to write a Custom exporter for the Export step

Charles Thomas

Thanks Josh. Thinking of the solution I outlined above, all of this is available in Aperture. The interesting part is designing the key so that all the records magically appear in the right order!