Reading a XML file in a standalone java application

Hi,
What are my options if I have a standalone java application running outside any app. server and I need to read an XML file, probably read some of the attributes in the file...? Please explain clearly as I'm new to this. Appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Mahdad

nope you don't need a DTD
you have to write your Java code in a way that doesn't rely too much on the structure:
- avoid getFirstChild().getFirstChild()... because you know that this element is first grandson of that element)
- prefer using getElementByTagName() or some XPath() API
but if the XML completely changes, well, yeah, you have to do some programmation: better think well your document structure in the beginning.

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      <AREA_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <ZIP>088934</ZIP>
      <REGION_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      </SITE>
      </SITES>
      </SUPPLIER>
    - <USER>
      <CODE>JOYCE SOON</CODE>
      <NAME>JOYCE SOON</NAME>
      <ORGANISATION_NAME>Republic Polytechnic</ORGANISATION_NAME>
      </USER>
    - <FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT>
      <CURRENCY_CODE>SGD</CURRENCY_CODE>
      <CURRENCY_RATE>1</CURRENCY_RATE>
      <CURRENCY_RATE_DATE>1900-01-01T00:00:00</CURRENCY_RATE_DATE>
      <CURRENCY_RATE_TYPE>BOOK</CURRENCY_RATE_TYPE>
      <CURRENCY_AMOUNT>21551.4</CURRENCY_AMOUNT>
      </FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT>
    - <PERIOD_CONTRACT>
      <CODE>RPO000ECN11000100</CODE>
      <AGENCY_CODE>RPO000</AGENCY_CODE>
      <ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT>0</ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT>
      </PERIOD_CONTRACT>
    - <BUYER>
      <ORGANISATION_CODE>1</ORGANISATION_CODE>
      <ORGANISATION_NAME>Republic Polytechnic</ORGANISATION_NAME>
      <NAME>Sally Ang</NAME>
      <PHONE>31001711</PHONE>
      <FAX>64151310</FAX>
      <EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
      </BUYER>
      <APPROVING_OFFICERS />
      </HEADER>
    - <ITEMS>
    - <ITEM>
      <LINE_NUMBER>1</LINE_NUMBER>
      <STATUS>NEW</STATUS>
      <STATUS_DATE>2011-07-08T16:57:39</STATUS_DATE>
      <DESCRIPTION>Return Air Ticket including Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges (2 staff and 24 students)</DESCRIPTION>
      <UNIT_OF_MEASURE>PAX</UNIT_OF_MEASURE>
      <QUANTITY>26</QUANTITY>
      <LINE_TYPE>SERVICES</LINE_TYPE>
      <UNIT_PRICE>828.9</UNIT_PRICE>
      <PRICE_UNIT>1</PRICE_UNIT>
      <TOTAL_AMOUNT>21551.4</TOTAL_AMOUNT>
      <MATERIAL_MASTER_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <MATERIAL_GROUP_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <PLANT_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <ITEM_CATEGORY_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT>0</ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT>
      <INSTRUCTION_TO_SUPPLIER>Purchase of goods/services is subject to the Terms & Conditions found in www.rp.sg/purchase and/or in the ITQ/ITT Specifications. Please liaise with the Contact Person for delivery details. Invoice MUST be addressed to the Contact Person. PO number MUST be included in the Description field under e-Invoice Details section at Vendor@Gov.</INSTRUCTION_TO_SUPPLIER>
      <PERIOD_CONTRACT_LINE_NUMBER>1</PERIOD_CONTRACT_LINE_NUMBER>
      <GOODS_INSPECT_FLAG>N</GOODS_INSPECT_FLAG>
    - <PURCHASE_REQUEST>
      <CODE>RPO000EPR11000465</CODE>
      <LINE_NUMBER>1</LINE_NUMBER>
      </PURCHASE_REQUEST>
    - <PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION>
      <NATO_STOCK_NUMBER xsi:nil="true" />
      <MANUFACTURER_PART_NUMBER xsi:nil="true" />
      <PART_NUMBER xsi:nil="true" />
      <CAGE_CODE xsi:nil="true" />
      <CAGE_NAME xsi:nil="true" />
      <ITEM_CONDITION xsi:nil="true" />
      <MINIMUM_SHELF_LIFE xsi:nil="true" />
      <SHELF_LIFE_REMAINING xsi:nil="true" />
      <CERTIFICATE_OF_CONFORMANCE xsi:nil="true" />
      <EXPORT_LICENSE xsi:nil="true" />
      </PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION>
    - <LOCATIONS>
    - <LOCATION>
      <LINE_NUMBER>1</LINE_NUMBER>
      <STATUS>NEW</STATUS>
      <STATUS_DATE>2011-07-08T16:57:39</STATUS_DATE>
      <QUANTITY>26</QUANTITY>
      <DELIVERY_DESTINATION>Republic Polytechnic, One-Stop Centre, 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, S(738964)</DELIVERY_DESTINATION>
      <DELIVERY_DATE>2011-07-11T00:00:00</DELIVERY_DATE>
      <DELIVERY_TERMS>LOC</DELIVERY_TERMS>
      <PORT_OF_ORIGIN>-</PORT_OF_ORIGIN>
    - <RECIPIENT>
      <CODE>OSC</CODE>
      <NAME>One Stop Centre</NAME>
      <PHONE>65103000</PHONE>
      <EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
      </RECIPIENT>
    - <DISTRIBUTIONS>
    - <DISTRIBUTION>
      <LINE_NUMBER>1</LINE_NUMBER>
      <STATUS>NEW</STATUS>
      <STATUS_DATE>2011-07-08T16:57:39</STATUS_DATE>
      <QUANTITY>26</QUANTITY>
      <CHART_OF_ACCOUNT>1/G01/3SAS/020/220908/0000/0000/0000</CHART_OF_ACCOUNT>
      <PROJECT_DISTRIBUTION xsi:nil="true" />
      </DISTRIBUTION>
      </DISTRIBUTIONS>
      </LOCATION>
      </LOCATIONS>
      </ITEM>
      </ITEMS>
      </GEBIZ_ORDER>I was able to read this kind of file structure but due to some constraints now they added supplier sites and increment that one which will be like variable kind of thing now.
    And below mentioned is the script which I am using right now for reading that xml file
    PROCEDURE XGBZPROD.XGBZ_PUR_ORD_XMLTAG_PROC(P_XML_FILE IN VARCHAR2, P_FOLDER_NAME IN VARCHAR2)
    IS
      lv_supp_file     XMLTYPE;
      lv_hdr_error     VARCHAR2(240);
      lv_line_error    VARCHAR2(240);
      lv_line_loc_err  VARCHAR2(240);
      lv_dist_err      VARCHAR2(240);
      l_file_name      VARCHAR2(300);
      l_folder_name    VARCHAR2(300);
      lv_sysdate       DATE := sysdate;
    BEGIN
      l_file_name     := p_xml_file;
      l_folder_name   := p_folder_name;
      -- this clause to check whether is xml file or NODATA FILE.
      IF upper(substr(l_file_name,instr(l_file_name,'.',1)+1,3)) ='XML' THEN
        lv_supp_file  := xmltype( bfilename('XMLDIR',P_XML_FILE), nls_charset_id('AL32UTF8'));
        dbms_output.put_line('P_XML_FILE '||P_XML_FILE);
    -- Initially insert data into 11g table
    -- This is to read xml datafile
      INSERT INTO XGBZ_PO_XML_DETAILS
       (ministry_code                ,
        department_code              ,
        order_code                   ,
        external_system_code         ,
        amendment_number             ,
        variation_number             ,
        description                  ,
        status                       ,
        status_date                  ,
        payment_terms                ,
        bill_to                      ,
        justification                ,
        create_timestamp             ,
        terminate_reason             ,
        terminate_timestamp          ,
        order_type                   ,
        sub_business_unit            ,
        cost_center_group            ,
        buyer_code                   ,
        financial_system_order_code  ,
        user_nric                    ,
        supplier_code                ,
        supplier_name                ,
        gst_number                   ,
        contact_name                 ,
        contact_phone                ,
        contact_email                ,
        contact_fax                  ,
        supp_site_id                 ,
        supp_site_name               ,
        supp_site_phone              ,
        supp_sit_phone_ext           ,
        supp_site_fax                ,
        supp_site_email              ,
        supp_site_add_line1          ,
        supp_site_add_line2          ,
        supp_site_add_line3          ,
        supp_site_country_code       ,
        supp_site_province           ,
        supp_site_state              ,
        supp_site_city               ,
        supp_site_area_code          ,
        supp_site_zip                ,
        supp_site_region_code        ,
        user_code                    ,
        user_name                    ,
        user_org_name                ,
        currency_code                ,
        currency_rate                ,
        currency_rate_date           ,
        currency_rate_type           ,
        currency_amount              ,
        tx_field_2                   ,
        agency_code                  ,
        admin_fee_sgd                ,
        buyer_orgn_code              ,
        buyer_orgn_name              ,
        buyer_name                   ,
        buyer_phone                  ,
        buyer_fax                    ,
        buyer_email                  ,
        ao_code                      ,
        ao_name                      ,
        line_no                      ,
        line_status                  ,
        line_status_date             ,
        line_description             ,
        unit_of_measure              ,
        line_qty                     ,
        line_type                    ,
        unit_price                   ,
        line_total_amount            ,
        material_master_code         ,
        material_group_code          ,
        item_category_code           ,
        line_admin_fee_sgd_amt       ,
        instruction_supplier         ,
        period_contract_line_no      ,
        goods_inspect_flag           ,
        pr_code                      ,
        pr_line_number               ,
        nato_stock_number            ,
        manufacturer_part_no         ,
        part_number                  ,
        cage_code                    ,
        cage_name                    ,
        item_condition               ,
        minimum_shelf_life           ,
        shelf_life_remaining         ,
        cert_of_conformance          ,
        export_license               ,
        line_location_no             ,
        line_loc_status              ,
        line_loc_status_date         ,
        line_loc_qty                 ,
        delivery_destination         ,
        delivery_date                ,
        delivery_terms               ,
        port_of_origin               ,
        recipient_code               ,
        recipient_name               ,
        recipient_phone              ,
        recipient_email              ,
        dist_line_no                 ,
        dist_line_status             ,
        dist_line_status_date        ,
        dist_line_qty                ,
        chart_of_account             ,
        project_distribution
       SELECT --Header Data
              ministry_code                ,
              department_code              ,
              order_code                   ,
              external_system_code         ,
              amendment_number             ,
              variation_number             ,
              description                  ,
              status                       ,
              status_date                  ,
              payment_terms                ,
              bill_to                      ,
              justification                ,
              create_timestamp             ,
              terminate_reason             ,
              terminate_timestamp          ,
              order_type                   ,
              sub_business_unit            ,
              cost_center_group            ,
              buyer_code                   ,
              financial_system_order_code  ,
              user_nric                    ,
              supplier_code                ,
              supplier_name                ,
              gst_number                   ,
              contact_name                 ,
              contact_phone                ,
              contact_email                ,
              contact_fax                  ,
              supp_site_id                 ,
              supp_site_name               ,
              supp_site_phone              ,
              supp_sit_phone_ext           ,
              supp_site_fax                ,
              supp_site_email              ,
              supp_site_add_line1          ,
              supp_site_add_line2          ,
              supp_site_add_line3          ,
              supp_site_country_code       ,
              supp_site_province           ,
              supp_site_state              ,
              supp_site_city               ,
              supp_site_area_code          ,
              supp_site_zip                ,
              supp_site_region_code        ,
              user_code                    ,
              user_name                    ,
              user_org_name                ,
              currency_code                ,
              currency_rate                ,
              currency_rate_date           ,
              currency_rate_type           ,
              currency_amount              ,
              tx_field_2                   ,
              agency_code                  ,
              admin_fee_sgd                ,
              buyer_orgn_code              ,
              buyer_orgn_name              ,
              buyer_name                   ,
              buyer_phone                  ,
              buyer_fax                    ,
              buyer_email                  ,
              ao_code                      ,
              ao_name                      ,
              line_no                      ,
              line_status                  ,
              line_status_date             ,
              line_description             ,
              unit_of_measure              ,
              line_qty                     ,
              line_type                    ,
              unit_price                   ,
              line_total_amount            ,
              material_master_code         ,
              material_group_code          ,
              item_category_code           ,
              line_admin_fee_sgd_amt       ,
              instruction_supplier         ,
              period_contract_line_no      ,
              goods_inspect_flag           ,
              pr_code                      ,
              pr_line_number               ,
              nato_stock_number            ,
              manufacturer_part_no         ,
              part_number                  ,
              cage_code                    ,
              cage_name                    ,
              item_condition               ,
              minimum_shelf_life           ,
              shelf_life_remaining         ,
              cert_of_conformance          ,
              export_license               ,
              line_location_no             ,
              line_loc_status              ,
              line_loc_status_date         ,
              line_loc_qty                 ,
              delivery_destination         ,
              delivery_date                ,
              delivery_terms               ,
              port_of_origin               ,
              recipient_code               ,
              recipient_name               ,
              recipient_phone              ,
              recipient_email              ,
              dist_line_no                 ,
              dist_line_status             ,
              dist_line_status_date        ,
              dist_line_qty                ,
              chart_of_account             ,
              project_distribution
         FROM XMLTable('/GEBIZ_ORDER'
              passing lv_supp_file
              columns
              ministry_code                      VARCHAR2(3)    path    'HEADER/MINISTRY_CODE',
              department_code                    VARCHAR2(3)    path    'HEADER/DEPARTMENT_CODE',
              order_code                         VARCHAR2(17 )  path    'HEADER/ORDER_CODE',
              external_system_code               VARCHAR2(1)    path    'HEADER/EXTERNAL_SYSTEM_CODE',
              amendment_number                   VARCHAR2(5)    path    'HEADER/AMENDMENT_NUMBER' ,
              variation_number                   VARCHAR2(5)    path    'HEADER/VARIATION_NUMBER',
              description                        VARCHAR2(500)  path    'HEADER/DESCRIPTION',
              status                             VARCHAR2(500)  path    'HEADER/STATUS',
              status_date                        VARCHAR2(24)   path    'HEADER/STATUS_DATE',
              payment_terms                      VARCHAR2(400)  path    'HEADER/PAYMENT_TERMS',
              bill_to                            VARCHAR2(200)  path    'HEADER/BILL_TO',
              justification                      VARCHAR2(400)  path    'HEADER/JUSTIFICATION',
              create_timestamp                   VARCHAR2(24)   path    'HEADER/CREATE_TIMESTAMP',
              terminate_reason                   VARCHAR2(400)  path    'HEADER/TERMINATE_REASON',
              terminate_timestamp                VARCHAR2(24)   path    'HEADER/TERMINATE_TIMESTAMP',
              order_type                         VARCHAR2(2 )   path    'HEADER/ORDER_TYPE',
              sub_business_unit                  VARCHAR2(5 )   path    'HEADER/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM/SUB_BUSINESS_UNIT',
              cost_center_group                  VARCHAR2(20 )  path    'HEADER/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM/NFS/COST_CENTER_GROUP',
              buyer_code                         VARCHAR2(30 )  path    'HEADER/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM/NFS/BUYER_CODE',
              financial_system_order_code        VARCHAR2(20 )  path    'HEADER/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM/NFS/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM_ORDER_CODE',
              user_nric                          VARCHAR2(9 )   path    'HEADER/FINANCIAL_SYSTEM/NFS/USER_NRIC',
              supplier_code                      VARCHAR2(10)   path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/CODE',
              supplier_name                      VARCHAR2(140)  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/NAME' ,
              gst_number                         VARCHAR2(30 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/GST_NUMBER',
              contact_name                       VARCHAR2(140 ) path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/CONTACT_NAME',
              contact_phone                      VARCHAR2(23 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/CONTACT_PHONE',
              contact_email                      VARCHAR2(100)  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/CONTACT_EMAIL',
              contact_fax                        VARCHAR2(23 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/CONTACT_FAX',
              supp_site_id                       NUMBER         path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/ID',
              supp_site_name                     VARCHAR2(140)  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/NAME',
              supp_site_phone                    VARCHAR2(23)   path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/PHONE',
              supp_sit_phone_ext                 VARCHAR2(4 )   path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/PHONE_EXTENSION',
              supp_site_fax                      VARCHAR2(23 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/FAX',
              supp_site_email                    VARCHAR2(100 ) path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/EMAIL',
              supp_site_add_line1                VARCHAR2(254 ) path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/ADDRESS_LINE1',
              supp_site_add_line2                VARCHAR2(35 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/ADDRESS_LINE2',
              supp_site_add_line3                VARCHAR2(35 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/ADDRESS_LINE3',
              supp_site_country_code             VARCHAR2(2 )   path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/COUNTRY_CODE',
              supp_site_province                 VARCHAR2(25 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/PROVINCE',
              supp_site_state                    VARCHAR2(25 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/STATE',
              supp_site_city                     VARCHAR2(25 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/CITY',
              supp_site_area_code                VARCHAR2(10 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/AREA_CODE',
              supp_site_zip                      VARCHAR2(20 )  path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/ZIP',
              supp_site_region_code              VARCHAR2(3 )   path    'HEADER/SUPPLIER/SITES/SITE/REGION_CODE',
              user_code                          VARCHAR2(16 )  path    'HEADER/USER/CODE',
              user_name                          VARCHAR2(25 )  path    'HEADER/USER/NAME',
              user_org_name                      VARCHAR2(95 )  path    'HEADER/USER/ORGANISATION_NAME',
              currency_code                      VARCHAR2(3 )   path    'HEADER/FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT/CURRENCY_CODE',
              currency_rate                      NUMBER         path    'HEADER/FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT/CURRENCY_RATE',
              currency_rate_date                 VARCHAR2(24)   path    'HEADER/FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT/CURRENCY_RATE_DATE',
              currency_rate_type                 VARCHAR2(5 )   path    'HEADER/FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT/CURRENCY_RATE_TYPE',
              currency_amount                    NUMBER         path    'HEADER/FUND_COMMIT_AMOUNT/CURRENCY_AMOUNT',
              tx_field_2                         VARCHAR2(17 )  path    'HEADER/PERIOD_CONTRACT/CODE',
              agency_code                        VARCHAR2(6 )   path    'HEADER/PERIOD_CONTRACT/AGENCY_CODE',
              admin_fee_sgd                      NUMBER         path    'HEADER/PERIOD_CONTRACT/ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT'  ,
              buyer_orgn_code                    VARCHAR2(5 )   path    'HEADER/BUYER/ORGANISATION_CODE',
              buyer_orgn_name                    VARCHAR2(95 )  path    'HEADER/BUYER/ORGANISATION_NAME',
              buyer_name                         VARCHAR2(80 )  path    'HEADER/BUYER/NAME',
              buyer_phone                        VARCHAR2(23 )  path    'HEADER/BUYER/PHONE',
              buyer_fax                          VARCHAR2(23 )  path    'HEADER/BUYER/FAX',
              buyer_email                        VARCHAR2(100 ) path    'HEADER/BUYER/EMAIL',
              ao_code                            VARCHAR2(16 )  path    'HEADER/APPROVING_OFFICERS/APPROVING_OFFICER/CODE',
              ao_name                            VARCHAR2(40 )  path    'HEADER/APPROVING_OFFICERS/APPROVING_OFFICER/NAME',
              items                              XMLTYPE        path    'ITEMS'
              ) x1,
            XMLTABLE('/ITEMS/ITEM'
            passing x1.items
            columns
              line_no                            VARCHAR2(5)    path    'LINE_NUMBER',
              line_status                        VARCHAR2(15)   path    'STATUS',
              line_status_date                   VARCHAR2(24)   path    'STATUS_DATE',
              line_description                   VARCHAR2(500)  path    'DESCRIPTION',
              unit_of_measure                    VARCHAR2(3)    path    'UNIT_OF_MEASURE',
              line_qty                           NUMBER         path    'QUANTITY',
              line_type                          VARCHAR2(20)   path    'LINE_TYPE',
              unit_price                         NUMBER         path    'UNIT_PRICE',
              line_total_amount                  NUMBER         path    'TOTAL_AMOUNT',
              material_master_code               VARCHAR2(20)   path    'MATERIAL_MASTER_CODE',
              material_group_code                VARCHAR2(10)   path    'MATERIAL_GROUP_CODE',
              item_category_code                 VARCHAR2(18)   path    'ITEM_CATEGORY_CODE',
              line_admin_fee_sgd_amt             NUMBER         path    'ADMIN_FEE_SGD_AMOUNT',
              instruction_supplier               VARCHAR2(400)  path    'INSTRUCTION_TO_SUPPLIER',
              period_contract_line_no            NUMBER         path    'PERIOD_CONTRACT_LINE_NUMBER',
              goods_inspect_flag                 VARCHAR2(1)    path    'GOODS_INSPECT_FLAG',
              pr_code                            VARCHAR2(17)   path    'PURCHASE_REQUEST/CODE',
              pr_line_number                     VARCHAR2(5)    path    'PURCHASE_REQUEST/LINE_NUMBER',
              nato_stock_number                  VARCHAR2(14)   path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/NATO_STOCK_NUMBER',
              manufacturer_part_no               VARCHAR2(32)   path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/MANUFACTURE_PART_NUMBER',
              part_number                        VARCHAR2(200)  path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/PART_NUMBER',
              cage_code                          VARCHAR2(10)   path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/CAGE_CODE',
              cage_name                          VARCHAR2(140)  path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/CAGE_NAME',
              item_condition                     VARCHAR2(1)    path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/ITEM_CONDITION'  ,
              minimum_shelf_life                 NUMBER         path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/MINIMUM_SHELF_LIFE',
              shelf_life_remaining               VARCHAR2(3)    path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/SHELF_LIFE_REMAINING',
              cert_of_conformance                VARCHAR2(1000) path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/CERTIFICATE_OF_CONFORMANCE',
              export_license                     VARCHAR2(3)    path    'PART_NUMBER_INFORMATION/EXPORT_LICENSE',
              locations                          XMLTYPE        path    'LOCATIONS'
             )x2,
             XMLTABLE('/LOCATIONS/LOCATION'
             passing x2.locations
             columns
              line_location_no                   NUMBER         path     'LINE_NUMBER',
              line_loc_status                    VARCHAR2(15)   path     'STATUS',
              line_loc_status_date               VARCHAR2(24)   path     'STATUS_DATE',
              line_loc_qty                       NUMBER         path     'QUANTITY',
              delivery_destination               VARCHAR2(1000) path     'DELIVERY_DESTINATION',
              delivery_date                      VARCHAR2(24)   path     'DELIVERY_DATE',
              delivery_terms                     VARCHAR2(3)    path     'DELIVERY_TERMS',
              port_of_origin                     VARCHAR2(150)  path     'PORT_OF_ORIGIN',
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