Paradyne SLM 5.5 manual XML and XSL Examples, Additional Resources

B. Using XML to Produce Reports

XML and XSL Examples

The XML format of the report requests and the report outputs are documented through examples. The primary report request example, with comments showing XML tags, attributes, and possible values, is at

/opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/CommentedExampleRequest.xml.

For more specific inventory report requests (applicable for all device types) see the files in

/opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/DeviceReports/Requests/.

Examples of the outputs for those reports are in

/opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/DeviceReports/Reports.

For more specific SLV/SLM report requests (only for FrameSaver devices) see the files in

/opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/SlvReports/Requests/.

Examples of the outputs for those reports are in

/opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/SlvReports/Reports.

here is also an XSL transformation example at /opt/pdn/OpenLane/samples/xml/reports/noRequestTag.xsl. Normally, when the report output is in XML, the report request is returned as part of the report. This can hinder the import of the XML into a row-based or table-based tool such as Microsoft Access. The XSL transformation in the example removes all non-row data such as the request and messages from the output to facilitate that kind of import.

Additional Resources

For information about XML and for the XML and XSL specifications, see:

www.w3.org/XML

www.w3.org/Style/XSL

For information about XML editors and other software, see:

www.xmlsoftware.com

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