topic tAdvancedFileOutputXML how to move an attribute' position in XML tree in Talend Studio

tAdvancedFileOutputXML how to move an attribute' position in XML tree

Dawn2 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:44:08 GMT

Hello,

I am developing an XML report with 1000 tree attributes. About half of the attributes are loaded from a .xsd file and the other half was customized information and manually added.

I was accidentally deleted an attribute when re-mapping the data. The attribute was in the middle of the element list. I could add the attribute back to the element, but don't find a way to move it to the original location.

Is there a way to move attributes in tAdvancedFileOutputXML, or maybe a way to export the modified XML tree to .xsd then I can re-load?

Manually re-enter the customized information will take humongous time! I am looking for an easier solution for my issue.

Thanks,

Dawn

Re: tAdvancedFileOutputXML how to move an attribute' position in XML tree

anselmopeixoto — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 14:07:21 GMT

Hi @Yudong qian

I'm afraid that's not possible from the graphical interface.

You could try to overcome this by editing the source .item file inside your workspace, but be careful and make a backup of it first.

Re: tAdvancedFileOutputXML how to move an attribute' position in XML tree

Dawn2 — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:44:47 GMT

😒 Thank you, I will try.

Re: tAdvancedFileOutputXML how to move an attribute' position in XML tree

Dawn2 — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:23:57 GMT

It works after updating the order value in .item file, like <elementValue elementRef="ORDER" value="470"/>. However, I have to manually update the downstream order numbers, 470, 471, 472... but it still saved me lots of time!

Thank you, @Anselmo Peixoto!