Creating an XMLIN configuration

An XMLIN configuration determines what to extract from an XML input document. How to create the XMLIN configuration depends on the type of data you have available.

Collection mode

The collection mode is an important parameter for all XMLIN configurations. It determines how much of the XML input is available to the StreamServer when it processes the data. Which mode to use depends on what is the most important – availability or performance. See Selecting collection mode and How StreamServer reads and processes XML documents.

Namespace declarations

For each namespace declared in the XML input, you must add a corresponding namespace object to the XMLIN configuration. See Namespaces in an XMLIN configuration.

Automatic generation of an XMLIN configuration

You can use the XMLIN tool to automatically generate a configuration based on a sample. You can then edit the configuration by adding fields, reorganizing blocks, etc. See Generating an XMLIN configuration automatically.

Creating an XMLIN configuration manually

You can also create the XMLIN configuration manually – completely from scratch or by picking nodes from a sample. See Creating an XMLIN configuration manually.

Default settings suggested by the XMLIN tool

You can configure the default settings for how the XMLIN tool should generate match criteria for patterns and fields etc. when it picks nodes from a sample. See Default match criteria for fields and patterns and Field ID expressions.