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7800-A2-GB32-00 January 2002
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Using XML to Produce Reports
XML Reports
OpenLane’s eXtensible Markup Language (XML) reporting capability allows
reports to be requested using XML. The format of the report to be returned is
defined in the XML request itself. Reports can be generated in XML, HyperText
Markup Language (HTML), or Comma-Separated Variable (CSV) formats.
Additionally, if the report output is specified to be XML, an eXtensible Stylesheet
Language (XSL) transformation may be applied to that report to reformat the
output into different XML, or into a totally different format.
Note that some web browsers (such as Internet Explorer 5) can interpret XML in
the correct hierarchical format. Some browsers just show the XML source.
There are two ways to produce XML reports:
Command Line interface
Servlet interface
Command Line Interface (OLCmd xmlreport)
The OLCmd command xmlreport accepts a report request in XML and generates
a report in a specified format. The output is sent to a file. XML output can
optionally be transformed into different formats by use of an XSL Transformation
file.
For more information, see
OLCmd xmlreport
in Appendix A,
OLCmd Reference
.