XML tags used in the Selection file

The following table shows the description of XML tags used in the Selection file:

Table 1. Description of XML tags used for selection criteria
Tag Description Occurrence
<ATTRIBUTE> A attribute criterion container >=1, per selection criteria file
<NAME>xxx</NAME> Name of selected attribute 1, per attribute criterion
<OPERATOR>xxx</OPERATOR> Comparison operator used to see if the attribute of an observation compares successfully 1, per attribute criterion
<ROLLUP>xxx</ROLLUP> Roll up characteristics of the attribute criterion. Valid values are as follows:
  • Y - Yes. Observations with different values of the attributes can be merged (rolled up).
  • N - No. Observations with different values of the attributes cannot be merged (rolled up).
 1, per attribute with the following names:
  • GROUPID1
  • GROUPID2
  • USERID
  • DBGOV
Table 2. Description of XML tags used for source maker
Tag Description Occurrence
<ENDCOLUMN>xxx</ENDCOLUMN> The end column of a source statement when searching for source marker value. 1, per source marker
<MARKERTYPE>xxx</MARKERTYPE> Marker type. Valid types are as follows:
  • SECTIONBEGIN
  • SECTIONEND
  • SINGLE
 1, per source marker
<MARKERVALUE>xxx</MARKERVALUE> A character string or hex value used to check if a source statement contains such string or hex value. Attribute criterion. Valid values are as follow:
  • Y - Yes. Observations with different values of the attributes can be merged (rolled up).
  • N - No. Observations with different values of the attributes cannot be merged (rolled up).
 1, per attribute with the following names:
  • GROUPID1
  • GROUPID2
  • USERID
  • DBGOV
<SECTION>xxx</SECTION> Include or exclude the source statement that contains the source maker value when calculating the code coverage statistics. Valid values are as follows:
  • INCLUDE
  • EXCLUDE
 1, per source marker
<SOURCEMARKER> A source maker container. Selected attribute container. >=1, per source marker file
<STARTCOLUMN>xxx</STARTCOLUMN> The start column of a source statement when searching for source marker value. 1, per source marker