Query to generate an xml output hierarchically

Hi I need to write a sql query to generate an xml hierarchically for a tree menu. I have one self-joined table that holds menu hierarchy.
Following is a sample data in a table.
MenuID    MenuName       ParentID     href
1            File
12           Open              1     Open.jsp
11           New               1
21           Program           11
61           Program2          11    Program2.jsp
31           Blank             21    Blank.jsp
2            View
22           Printer
28           Printer2          22
30           Printer3          28    test.jsp
23           Doc                     Doc.jsp
4            Tools                   Tools.jsp
5            Win               1     Win.jspFollowing is the sample output want to generate:
<?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'windows-1252'?>
<menus>
    <menu name="File" id="1">
        <menu name="Open" id="12" href="Open.jsp"/>
        <menu name="New" id="11">
            <menu name="Program" id="21">
                <menu name="Blank" id="31" href="Blank.jsp"/>
            </menu>
            <menu name="Program2" id="61" href="Program2.jsp"/>
        </menu>
        <menu name="Win" id="5" href="Win.jsp"/>
    </menu>
    <menu name="View" id="2">
        <menu name="Printer" id="22">
       <menu name="Printer2" id="28">
         <menu name="Printer3" id="30" href="test.jsp">
       </menu>
     </menu>
    </menu>
    <menu name="Doc" id="3" href="Doc.jsp"/>
    <menu name="Tools" id="4" href="Tools.jsp"/>
</menus>Thanks

You can use SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH to get the complete hierarchical path to an object, and then order by that. Here is an example:
with menutbl as
(select 1 as MenuId,'File' as MenuName, null as ParentId, null as href from dual
union all
select 12,'Open',1,'Open.jsp' from dual
union all
select 11,'New',1,null from dual
union all
select 21,'Program',11,null from dual
union all
select 61,'Program2',11,'Program2.jsp' from dual
union all
select 31,'Blank',21,'Blank.jsp' from dual
union all
select 2,'View',null,null from dual
union all
select 22,'Printer',null,null from dual
union all
select 28,'Printer2',22,null from dual
union all
select 30,'Printer3',28,'test.jsp' from dual
union all
select 23,'Doc',null,'Doc.jsp' from dual
union all
select 4,'Tools',null,'Tools.jsp' from dual
union all
select 5,'Win',1,'Win.jsp' from dual)
select * from (
select menutbl.*, SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(MenuId, '/') as path from menutbl start with parentid is null connect by
NOCYCLE PRIOR MenuId = ParentId) order by path;this prints
1     File               /1
11     New     1          /1/11
21     Program     11          /1/11/21
31     Blank     21     Blank.jsp     /1/11/21/31
61     Program2     11     Program2.jsp     /1/11/61
12     Open     1     Open.jsp     /1/12
5     Win     1     Win.jsp     /1/5
2     View               /2
22     Printer               /22
28     Printer2     22          /22/28
30     Printer3     28     test.jsp     /22/28/30
23     Doc          Doc.jsp     /23
4     Tools          Tools.jsp     /4I guess that you can take over from here and add html elements around the text...
gojko adzic
http://gojko.net

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a.ACK_TRANSACTION_RECEIVER AS "Name1"),
XMLFOREST (
to_char(a.VALUE_DATE,'yyyy-mm-dd') as "ValueDate" ),
XMLFOREST (
a.PAYMENT_AMOUNT AS "CurAmt"),
XMLFOREST (
a.CURRENCY_CODE AS "CurCode")
).getclobval ()
AS line_xml
FROM XXWAP_PAYMENT_LINE_TBL a
where a.PAYMENT_BATCH_ID=P_batch_id;

Generating structured XML file based on relational data base

Hi,
I need to use XML DB to generate a structured XML file based on the relational oracle database. I start by using Oracle default table, emp,
Here is EMP data,
EMPNO ENAME DEPNO SAL
123.00 E1 20.00 1,000.00
124.00 E2 20.00 2,000.00
125.00 E3 20.00 2,000.00
126.00 E4 30.00 3,000.00
127.00 E5 30.00 3,000.00
128.00 E6 30.00 4,000.00
129.00 E7 40.00 7,000.00
I used this SQL statement to generate an XML output,
select XMLElement ("Department",
XMLAttributes(deptno as "DEPARTMENTNO"),
XMLElement("EmployeeName", ename),
XMLElement("Salary", sal)
) "Result"
from
emp
where
deptno=20
The result was
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="20">
<EmployeeName>E1</EmployeeName>
<Salary>1000</Salary>
</Department>
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="20">
<EmployeeName>E2</EmployeeName>
<Salary>2000</Salary>
</Department>
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="20">
<EmployeeName>E3</EmployeeName>
<Salary>2000</Salary>
</Department>
but I need this structure instead,
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="20">
<EmployeeName>E1</EmployeeName>
<Salary>1000</Salary>
<EmployeeName>E2</EmployeeName>
<Salary>2000</Salary>
<EmployeeName>E3</EmployeeName>
<Salary>2000</Salary>
</Department>
Could you guide me how I can generate this kind of structure like master-detail structure and which document you recommend to obtain this point.
Thanks,
Shiva

Hi,
If you want to write an xml into file, I think you should use PL/SQL.
Is it even possible to spool output into file without the query itself?
doen't show me a proper xml fileTo get well-formed xml, you also have to make a root element.
If you want <?xml version="1.0"?> also then use xmlroot(), but I haven't figure out
how to specify the encoding.
SQL> WITH xtab AS(SELECT 'E1' ename,20 depno,1000 sal FROM dual
2               UNION ALL
3               SELECT 'E2',20,2000 FROM dual
4               UNION ALL
5               SELECT 'E3',40,3000 FROM dual
6               UNION ALL
7               SELECT 'E4',30,4000 FROM dual)
8 SELECT XMLRoot(XMLElement("Company",XMLAgg(XMLElement("Department",
9           XMLattributes(depno as "DEPARTMENTNO"),
10             XMLAgg(XMLForest(
11                      ename AS "EmployeeName",
12                      sal   AS "Salary"))))),version '1.0') company_xml
13 FROM xtab
14 GROUP BY depno;
COMPANY_XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Company>
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="20">
    <EmployeeName>E1</EmployeeName>
    <Salary>1000</Salary>
    <EmployeeName>E2</EmployeeName>
    <Salary>2000</Salary>
</Department>
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="30">
    <EmployeeName>E4</EmployeeName>
    <Salary>4000</Salary>
</Department>
<Department DEPARTMENTNO="40">
    <EmployeeName>E3</EmployeeName>
    <Salary>3000</Salary>
</Department>
</Company>
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How to calculate number of data records in a XML output file

Hi,
After generating a XML output file from Oracle Reports, I want to calculate number of records in the XML file. Is it possible? Specifically, I want to calculate number of records for a group variable ( organization_id, which I use for bursting).
Thanks for the help.

Thanks BIPuser. It is useful for me.
I can use this xsl function within the template. However, I'm also looking to print this in the concurrent request log file. So, outside of rtf template, id there any PL/SQL based XML functions I can use to count the number of records.
Thanks.

Controlling XML output Livecycle Designer 8.0

Hello.
I am new to XML and somewhat new to LiveCycle Designer, however I have acclimated rather well.
Here is what I want to do:
1) Create a PDF fill-in-form (including various fields...text, numeric, radio buttons, and some FormCalc functions)
2) Create a Submit button that emails an XML file to the form administrator
3) Use MS Excel to import XML files into pre-mapped fields
Basically, I do not have server database support, and this is the best workaround (and most functional) I could come up with.
After mapping fields in Excel, I exported the *.xsd and created a new data connection within LiveCycle. Then, I linked the schema fields with the bindings - corrected any errors, and have tested the form (form1). I made the submit button - that's all good, too. When I import the XML into Excel - that's where I have a problem, and it's not an issue with Excel to my knowledge, but rather how the form generates the XML output.
For example, I have 25 fields that will be outputted via XML. My PDF form consists of 4 pages (8.5" x 11"). When I created the form and got to the end of the page, I "inserted new page" and went on my merry way. When I import the XML, Excel properly maps the fields, however, it does not import the info to a single row. What I have discovered is that since my PDF form consists of 4 pages (each bound to "sheet[*]"), the XML output looks like the following:
Example of the XML output from my form:
<form1>
<sheet>
<submissionID xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>743</submissionID>
<reviewerID xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>234</reviewerID>
<date xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>24/01/2008</date>
</sheet>
<sheet>
<tag1>input</tag1>
<tag2>input</tag2>
</sheet>
</form1>
Wherever there is a "<form>" tag (hence a new page in my PDF document), Excel puts that data on a new column. All fields within form1 are imported and mapped to the correct field, however importing a single XML file will occur on 4 rows.
I bound each "page" as "sheet[*]" mostly because that is the only way I knew how to use FormCalc to do calculations from fields that occur at different places throughout the document.
So, I have tried to be as clear as possible, and would like suggestions/help as how to control the XML output from a LiveCycle document. If I am to modify the outputted XML and remove the multiple instances of <sheet> and </sheet> then Excel imports the data just fine and on a single row.
I would love some help on this rather specific problem. I guess it's a very basic issue that someone with experience could help.
Thank you so much!!
Jim

I have a vital form that clients fill out, which is passed to many people in the company along the workflow. The form is a Planner and we have in the following PDF, Word Doc..
Well before, the Planner.pdf was originally created in Word, since most people have access to Word.. but evolved to a PDF form created from the Word Doc via Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8.0 w/ User Rights enabled so that the form could be filled out and saved using Adobe Reader.. which was a step better than Word.. being that it is free. But this needed to be easier and more to the point b/c some clients don't particularly like installing the latest version of Reader, even if you provide them the link. Nor do they like saving the form, filling the form, and attaching the form to send back.
My goal is to have the client fill an HTML version of the form, submit and be done with it, but everyone in the workflow be able to easily receive the filled Planner as a PDF form.
So some months ago I ran into this post Chris Trip, "Populate Livecycle PDF from mySQL database using PHP" #8, 22 Sep 2007 4:37 pm
which uses the command line Win32 pdftk.exe to merge an FDF file into an existing PDF on the remote server, and serve this to whoever.
My problem was with shared hosting and having the ability to use the Win32 pdftk.exe along with PHP which is predominantly used on Linux boxes. And we used a Linux box.
so i created the following unorthodox method, which a client fills the HTML version of the Planner, all field values are INSERTED into a table in MySQL DB, I and all filled planners that have been filled by clients to date can be viewed from a repository page where an XML file is served up of the corresponding client, but someone would have to have Acrobat Professional, to import the form data from the XML file into a blank form.. altoughh this is simple for me.. I have the PHP file already created so that when a Planner is filled and client submits. >> the an email is sent to me with a table row from the repository of the client name, #, email, and a link to d-load the XML file,
But I also have the PHP files created so that the Planner can be sent to by email to various people in the workflow with certain fileds ommitted they they do not need to see, but instead of the XML file beiong served up i need the filled PDF Planner to be served.
I can do this locally with ease on a testing server, but I am currently trying to use another host that uses cross-platform compatibility so i can use PHP and the pdftk.exe to achieve this, as that is why I am having to serve up an XML file b/c we use a Linux server for our website, and cant execute the exe.
Now that I am testing the other server (cross-platform host), just to use them to do the PDF handling (and it's only $5 per month) I am having problems with getting READ, WRITE, EXECUTE permissions..
Si guess a good question to ask is can PHP do the same procedure as the pdftk.exe, and i can eleminate it.
or how in the heck can i get this data from the DB into a blank PDF form, like i have described??
here are some link to reference
Populating a LiveCycle PDF with PHP and MySQL
http://www.andrewheiss.com/Tutorials?page=LiveCycle_PDFs_and_MySQL
HTML form that passed data into a PDF
http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.20/20.11/FillOnlinePDFFormsUsingHTML/index.htm l
and an example
http://accesspdf.com/html_pdf_form/

XML output Function module

Hi All,
Is there any function module in ABAP to generate an xml structure?
I want to generate an xml output in a string for the input structure (internal table)
Thanks
Ricky

Hi ricky,
1. itab --- > xml
xml ---> itab.
2. This program will do both.
(just copy paste in new program)
3.
REPORT abc.
DATA
DATA : t001 LIKE TABLE OF t001 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA : BEGIN OF itab OCCURS 0,
a(100) TYPE c,
END OF itab.
DATA: xml_out TYPE string .
DATA : BEGIN OF upl OCCURS 0,
f(255) TYPE c,
END OF upl.
DATA: xmlupl TYPE string .
FIRST PHASE
FIRST PHASE
FIRST PHASE
Fetch Data
SELECT * FROM t001 INTO TABLE t001.
XML
CALL TRANSFORMATION ('ID')
SOURCE tab = t001[]
RESULT XML xml_out.
CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_STRING_TO_FTEXT'
EXPORTING
    TEXT            = xml_out
IMPORTING
LENGTH          =
TABLES
    FTEXT_TAB       = itab.
Download
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
EXPORTING
filetype = 'BIN'
filename = 'd:\xx.xml'
TABLES
data_tab = itab.
SECOND PHASE
SECOND PHASE
SECOND PHASE
BREAK-POINT.
REFRESH t001.
CLEAR t001.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
filename = 'D:\XX.XML'
filetype = 'BIN'
TABLES
data_tab = upl.
LOOP AT upl.
CONCATENATE xmlupl upl-f INTO xmlupl.
ENDLOOP.
XML
CALL TRANSFORMATION ('ID')
SOURCE XML xmlupl
RESULT tab = t001[]
BREAK-POINT.
regards,
amit m.

XML Output of Confirmation

Hi Folks,
We are working on a Standalone SRM 5.0 system.
We are in the process of implementing Self Service Procurement scenario. One of the requirement is to send to an output (XML) of the Confirmation to a satellite WM system.
Was wondering if anyone has worked on such a scenario, if yes please throw some light as to how to generate an XML output after confirmation is posted in SRM.
Any help on is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
AV

Did you tried to config "Define Actions for Document Output" option in SPRO.
Regards, IA

Automatic XML output generation

i am trying to generate automatic xml output for a report. report dsnt take any parameters. i have written a xml definition
<report name="XML Report date spec GRFS03" DTDVersion="1.0">
<layout>
<section name="main">
<groupLeft name="G_LOC_CODE" >
<group>
<field name="LOC_CODE" source="loc_code"/>
<field name="QTTY" source="qty"/>
<field name="STK_NO" source="stk_no"/>
<field name="UNIT_COST" source="unit_cost"/>
<field name="USER_CODE" source="user_code"/>
</group>
</groupLeft>
</section>
</layout>
<customize>
<object name=”Gary D” type=”Report”>
//<properties>
//<property name=”beforeReportType”>File</property>
//<property name=”beforeReportValue”>C:\xmlreport.html
//</property>
</object>
</customize>
</report>
i have used SRW.APPLY_DEFINITION(xml_report.xml) for runtime customization but when i run report i get error : REP-6106: error in XML report definition at line 3 in 'xml_report.xml'
Root element name must match the DOCTYPE name.
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JDOM has an XMLOutputter.
DOM Level 3 allegedly supports outputting from the DOM itself.
However if you don't want to use JDOM, and you don't have access to DOM Level 3, there is a way to do it using transformers. I'm not sure if this is a trick or whether it's considered the standard way to do it.
import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
Document dom; // this is what you want outputted
OutputStream stream; // this is where you want it outputted
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XML output with multiple tags in one line

I have not done much XML exporting with SQL. Previously I had just been ending my SQL queries with
FOR XML RAW ('Company'), ROOT ('Companies'), ELEMENTS;
and it formatted my query nicely in an XML output. That put every column name as a tag and the cell data within the tag.
However, now the criteria has changed on me. I need to create a tag with multiple sub tags in it.
Example: <Location Floor="10" Suite="512" DoorType="Metal">
But I'll still need other tags to be normal in the XML output such as
<Address>123 Fake St</Address>
<City>Springfield</City>
<Location Floor="10" Suite="512" DoorType="Metal">
Is there any way to get this XML mixed in the output like above?
Thank you for any help.

Hi, you can FOR XML PATH for a finer degree of control over your XML. Use the @ symbol to create attributes. Here's a simple example:
DECLARE @t TABLE ( rowId INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY, [address] VARCHAR(50), city VARCHAR(30), floor INT, suite INT, doorType VARCHAR(20) )
INSERT INTO @t VALUES
( '123 Fake St', 'Springfield', 10, 512, 'Metal' )
SELECT
[address] AS "Address",
city AS City,
[floor] AS "Location/@Floor",
suite AS "Location/@Suite",
doorType AS "Location/@DoorType"
FROM @t
FOR XML PATH ('Company'), ROOT ('Companies'), ELEMENTS;

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