PDI的steps：（5：Add XML）

种类：转换；

id：AddXML

描述：Encode several fields into an XML fragment

 

The XML column step allows you to encode the content of a number of fields in a row in XML. This XML is added to the row in the form of a String field.

这个step，允许你把一行里的几个字段组合成一个xml格式的内容，并作为一个string字段存储到列里。

 

在这里编辑字段。

 

Content Tab

Option	Description
Step name	Name of the step; this name has to be unique in a single transformation
Encoding	The encoding to use; this encoding is specified in the header of the XML file
Output Value	The name of the new field that contains the XML
Root XML element	The name of the root element in the generated element
Omit XML header	Enable to not include the XML header in the output.

Fields tab

The Fields tab is where you configure the output fields and their formats. The table below describes each of the available properties for a field:

Option	Description
Fieldname	Name of the field
Element name	The name of the element in the XML file to use
Type	Type of the field can be either String, Date, or Number
Format	Format mask with which to convert data; see Number Formats for a complete description of format specifiers
Length	Output string is padded to this length if it is specified
Precesion	The precision to use
Currency	Symbol used to represent currencies like $10,000.00 or E5.000,00
Decimal	A decimal point can be a "." (10,000.00) or "," (5.000,00)
Grouping	A grouping can be a "," (10,000.00) or "." (5.000,00)
Null	The string to use in case the field value is null.
Attribute	Make this an attribute (N means : element)
Attribute parent name	You can specify the name of the parent element to add the attribute to if previous parameter attribute is set to Y. If no parent name is specified, the attribute is set in the parent element. See also : PDI-1223