Comparing the XMLMap Syntax

The following table lists the available XMLMap syntax. The ■ symbol indicates whether the syntax is available for importing or exporting, and whether the syntax is available for an engine nickname.

XMLMap Syntax

Syntax	Description	Import	Export	XML	XMLV2
SXLEMAP	Primary (root) enclosing element	■	■	■	■
NAMESPACES	Contains one or more NS elements for defining XML namespaces	■	■		■
NS	Defines an XML namespace by referencing a unique URI	■	■		■
OUTPUT	Contains one or more HEADING elements and one TABLEREF element for exporting a SAS data set		■		■
HEADING	Contains one or more ATTRIBUTE elements		■		■
ATTRIBUTE	Contains file attribute information		■		■
TABLEREF	Specifies the name of the table		■		■
TABLE	Contains a data set definition	■	■	■	■
TABLE-PATH	Specifies a location path for variables	■	■	■	■
TABLE-END-PATH	Specifies a location path to stop processing	■	■	■	■
TABLE-DESCRIPTION	Specifies a SAS data set description	■	■	■	■
COLUMN name=	Specifies the variable name	■	■	■	■
COLUMN retain=	Determines the contents of the input buffer	■	■	■	■
COLUMN class=	Determines the type of variable	■	■		■
TYPE	Specifies the SAS data type for the variable	■	■	■	■
DATATYPE	Specifies the type of data being read	■	■	■	■
DEFAULT	Specifies a default value for a missing value	■	■	■	■
ENUM	Contains a list of valid values for the variable	■	■	■	■
FORMAT	Specifies a SAS format for the variable	■	■	■	■
INFORMAT	Specifies a SAS informat for the variable	■	■	■	■
DESCRIPTION	Specifies a description for the variable	■	■	■	■
LENGTH	Determines the maximum field storage length for a character variable	■	■	■	■
PATH	Specifies a location path for the current variable	■	■	■	■
INCREMENT-PATH	Specifies a location path for incrementing the accumulated value for a counter variable	■	■	■	■
RESET-PATH	Specifies a location path for resetting the accumulated value for a counter variable to zero	■	■	■	■
DECREMENT-PATH	Specifies a location path to decrement the accumulated value for the counter variable by 1	■	■	■	■