Connecting to an XML data source

If you have the schema of the XML data source, you can extract data from a valid XML file.

Before you begin

For more information about how usernames and passwords are stored, see Security considerations for IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing.

About this task

The XML file can reside on the local file system or a remote system accessible through a URL.

Procedure

  1. In the Document Specification view, expand Templates > Data Sources.
  2. Right-click the data source and select a configuration option:
    • If there is configuration layer metadata for the data source, click Configure using metadata.
      1. If authentication is required to connect to the data source specified in the configuration layer metadata, a window opens where you can enter your user name, password, and authentication type. Click OK.
      2. Select the value to use from the configuration layer and click OK.

        After selecting a value from the configuration layer, the data source is configured and you are not required to complete the remainder of this task.

    • If there is not configuration layer metadata for the data source, click Configure Data Source and continue to the next step.
  3. In the Configure XML Data Source window, URL: Enter the URL for the XML file or click Browse to select a file on your computer.
    If you do not know the URL, you can click Find. In the Find data source URL window, enter a OSLC or web URL and click Find.
  4. Authentication: Select the authentication type that applies to your data source.
    You can select one of the following authentication types:
    Note: If you are using smart card or SSL certificate authentication, you must also specify the smart card alias name or the path to the SSL certificate file.
  5. If necessary, enter your credentials.
    Note: The user can specify the user password or the application password that is generated by the configured third-party identity provider, such as SAML or OIDC. User must select Basic authentication method while using application password.
  6. Accept header: Enter an accept type for providing the data.
    Examples:
    • image/jpeg
    • text/html
    • application/xml
    • */*
  7. Extra headers: Select a POX (Plain Old XML) link, for example <http://jazz.net/ns/profile#POX>; rel="profile". This is useful when creating traceability documents from Engineering Lifecycle Management applications.
  8. Configuration context: Enter the URL for the configuration context or click Browse to select the URL.
    Note: If you used Find option in step 3, the configuration context field is auto populated, if the configuration information is available in the selected URL.
  9. Click OK.
    A basic and a form-based authentication is performed and the XML file path displays in the Properties view