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Importing the XML Source

You import the Employees.xsd file to create the XML source definition.

Open the Designer, connect to the repository, and open the tutorial folder.

Click

Tools

Source Analyzer

Click

Sources

Import XML Definition

Click

Advanced Options

The

Change XML Views Creation and Naming Options

dialog box appears.

Select

Override All Infinite Lengths with value

and enter 50.

Configure the options and click

to save the changes.

The following table describes the options and values:

Option	Value
Analyze attributes/elements in standalone XML as global declarations	Yes
Create an XML view for an enclosure element	Yes
Pivot elements when its maxOccurs is not unbounded	Yes
Ignore fixed elements and attributes whose content is a fixed value specified by a schema	Yes
Ignore prohibited attributes in XMLViews	Yes
Generate names for the XML columns/Select Use the element or attribute name for an XML column	Yes

In the

Import XML Definition

dialog box, navigate to the following directory:

c:\PowerCenterClientInstallationDir\client\bin

Select the Employees.xsd file. Click

Open

The

XML Wizard

appears.

Verify that the name for the XML definition is Employees and click

Select

Do not generate XML views

Click

Finish

to create the XML definition.

When you skip creating XML views, the Designer imports metadata into the repository, but it does not create the XML view. In the next step, you use the XML Editor to add groups and columns to the XML view.

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Importing the XML Source