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Editing XML Source Definition Properties

After you import an XML source definition, you can edit source definition properties, such as the definition name. If you configure the session to read a file list, you can configure the mapping to write the source file name to each target row. You can also add metadata extensions.

To edit XML source definition properties:

Right-click the top of the definition in the Source Analyzer workspace. Select Edit.

On the Table tab, edit the following settings:

Table Settings	Description
Select Table	Displays the source definition you are editing.
Business Name	Descriptive name for the source definition. You can edit Business Name by clicking the Rename button.
Owner Name	Not applicable for XML files.
Description	Description of the source. Character limit is 2,000 bytes/K, where K is the maximum number of bytes for each character in the repository code page. Enter links to business documentation.
Database Type	Source or database type.
Code Page	Read Only. Not applicable for XML source files. The Integration Service converts all XML source files to Unicode.

Click the Columns tab.

On the Columns tab, you can view information about the columns in the definition. To change column names or values, use the XML Editor.

You can view the following information:

Columns Settings	Description
Select Table	Source definition you are editing.
Column Name	Name of the column.
Datatype	PowerCenter datatypes.
Precision	Length of the column.
Scale	Number of decimal positions in numerical data.
Not Null	Indicates whether the column can accept nulls.
Key Type	Primary key, foreign key, or not a key.
XPath	Path of the element referenced by the current column in the XML hierarchy. XPath does not display for generated primary or foreign keys.
Business Name	User-defined descriptive name for the column. If Business Name is not visible in the window, scroll to the right to view or modify the column.

If you configure the session to read a file list, and you want to write the source file name to each target row, click the Properties tab and select Add Currently Processed Flat File Name Port.

The Designer adds the CurrentlyProcessedFileName port to the Columns tab. It is the last column in the first group. The Integration Service uses this port to return the source file name. The CurrentlyProcessedFileName port is a string port with default precision of 256 characters.

To remove the CurrentlyProcessedFileName port, click the Properties tab and clear Add Currently Processed Flat File Name Port.

Click the Metadata Extensions tab to create, edit, and delete user-defined metadata extensions.

Click OK.

Click Repository > Save to save changes to the repository.

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