Constructs features from XML documents via xfMaps.
The XMLFeatureMapper uses a set of rules to map XML data into FME features. These mapping rules are defined in xfMap documents. See the XML reader documentation for more information regarding the xfMap.
Input Ports
Input
This transformer accepts any feature.
Output Ports
Mapped
These are the features that are extracted from the XML source document via the specified xfMap.
<Rejected>
Features with and invalid input document or xfMap document are output at this port.
Parameters
XML Source Type
Determines whether the XML Source will be specified using an XML file or as an attribute value.
XML File
Specifies the XML file to be used as the XML Source.
XML Attribute
Specifies the attribute whose value is the XML Source.
Configuration Type, xfMap File, xfMap Script, xfMapAttribute, xfMap File(s), XRS File
Single xfMap file/Embedded xfMap script/Attribute with xfMap script: The xfMap document may be specified as a single xfMap file, embedded within the transformer, or as the value of a feature attribute.
Multiple xfMaps files: Multiple xfMap files may be specified to map the same source XML document.
XRS file: An XRS (XML Reader Switch) File allows the XMLFeatureMapper to automatically configure itself to read "known" XML datasets without the need to specify in advance the appropriate xfMap(s). If no xfMap and no XRS are specified for this transformer, then the default XRS document is used. The default XRS document is named xrs.xml, and it is located in the xml/xrs subfolder of the FME installation folder. For more information regarding the XRS, see the XML Reader documentation in Workbench Help > FME Readers and Writers Reference.
XML Source Name
Specifies the name for the attribute whose default value is the file path of the XML document or an empty string if the XML document was specified wholly as an attribute value; the XML Source Value parameter can be used to override these default values.
XML Source Value
Specifies the value to be used by the attribute specified by the XML Source Name parameter.
Feature Count Attribute
Sets the name for the attribute that enumerates the features mapped per XML document.
Feature Type Attribute
Sets the name for the attribute to store the feature type for the mapped features.
Merge Attributes From Input Feature
Setting this parameter to Yes will merge the attributes from the input feature to the output features.
Attributes to Expose
Exposes any attributes so they can be used by other transformers. Type directly in the text box or click the browse button to display the editor and add attributes there.
Editing Transformer Parameters
Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click 
beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.
Transformer Categories
FME Licensing Level
FME Professional edition and above
FME Community
The FME Community is the place for demos, how-tos, articles, FAQs, and more. Get answers to your questions, learn from other users, and suggest, vote, and comment on new features.
Search for samples and information about this transformer on the FME Community.