XML output from BW

Hi Folks,
I want to know if we can extract data from BW in XML format.
I don't see xml as an output format while creating infospokes. Is there any other way.

There is the XMLA web service that allows you to pass MDX query statements in and get XML formatted results back. This is not good for raw data, though only for aggregated summary level information. Here is a link to the online docs about it...
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/9f/9b8f3c855f0454e10000000a11405a/frameset.htm

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SELECT top 5
P.process_id AS Ppid,
P.name AS Pn,
P.group_id AS Pg,
P.locked AS Pl,
P.build AS Pb,
100 AS qcount,
200 AS ocount,
PI.question_id AS PIqid,
PI.process_id AS PIpid,
PI.posx AS PIpx,
PI.posy AS PIpy,
PI.innertext AS PItext,
PI.itemtype AS PItype,
PI.linkfrom AS PIfrom,
PI.linkto AS PIto,
PI.associated AS PIas,
PI.content_id AS PIc,
PI.exitpoint1_id AS PIe1,
PI.exitpoint2_id AS PIe2,
PI.exitpoint3_id AS PIe3,
PI.resolveidentifier AS PIri,
PI.libquestion_idfk AS PIlqid,
PI.followoncall AS PIfoc,
PI.userinput AS PIui,
PI.isLocked AS PIstls,
PI.PreviousAnswer as PIPAns,
PI.VisibleToAgent as PIVAgent,
PI.RetryAttempt as PIRetry,
PI.Tags as PITag,
PO.option_id AS POoid,
PO.question_id AS POqid,
PO.process_id AS popid,
PO.posx AS POpx,
PO.posy AS POpy,
PO.opt_innertext AS POtext,
PO.opt_linkfrom AS POfrom,
PO.opt_linkto AS POto,
PO.libquestion_idfk AS POlqid,
PO.liboption_idfk AS POloid
FROM
dbo.processes_ec AS P WITH (nolock) INNER JOIN
dbo.vw_ProcessesQuestions_Simulator_v6 AS PI WITH (nolock)
ON P.process_id = PI.process_id LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.vw_ProcessesOptions_Simulator_v6 AS PO WITH (nolock)
ON PI.question_id = PO.question_id AND PI.process_id = PO.process_id
ORDER BY Ppid, PIqid, POoid ASC
FOR XML AUTO, ELEMENTS
O/P
<P>
<Ppid>450</Ppid>
<Pn>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</Pn>
<Pg>9</Pg>
<Pl>0</Pl>
<Pb>5</Pb>
<qcount>100</qcount>
<ocount>200</ocount>
<PI>
<PIqid>1</PIqid>
<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>366</PIpx>
<PIpy>-516</PIpy>
<PItext>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PItext>
<PItype>Title</PItype>
<PIto>2</PIto>
<PO />
</PI>
<PI>
<PIqid>2</PIqid>
<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>366</PIpx>
<PIpy>-437</PIpy>
<PItext>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PItext>
<PItype>Question</PItype>
<PIfrom>1</PIfrom>
<PIto>2.2,2.1</PIto>
<PO>
<POoid>1</POoid>
<POqid>2</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>-50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>Yes</POtext>
<POto>5</POto>
</PO>
<PO>
<POoid>2</POoid>
<POqid>2</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>No</POtext>
<POto>3</POto>
</PO>
</PI>
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<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>468</PIpx>
<PIpy>-344</PIpy>
<PItext>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PItext>
<PItype>Question</PItype>
<PIfrom>2.2</PIfrom>
<PIto>3.2,3.1</PIto>
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<PO>
<POoid>1</POoid>
<POqid>3</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>-50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>Yes</POtext>
<POto>5</POto>
</PO>
<PO>
<POoid>2</POoid>
<POqid>3</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>No</POtext>
<POto>4</POto>
</PO>
</PI>
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select DBMS_XMLGEN.getxml('select * from (SELECT
P.process_id AS Ppid,
P.name AS Pn,
P.group_id AS Pg,
P.locked AS Pl,
P.build AS Pb,
100 AS qcount,
200 AS ocount,
PI.question_id AS PIqid,
PI.process_id AS PIpid,
PI.posx AS PIpx,
PI.posy AS PIpy,
PI.innertext AS PItext,
PI.itemtype AS PItype,
PI.linkfrom AS PIfrom,
PI.linkto AS PIto,
PI.associated AS PIas,
PI.content_id AS PIc,
PI.exitpoint1_id AS PIe1,
PI.exitpoint2_id AS PIe2,
PI.exitpoint3_id AS PIe3,
PI.resolveidentifier AS PIri,
PI.libquestion_idfk AS PIlqid,
PI.followoncall AS PIfoc,
PI.userinput AS PIui,
PI.isLocked AS PIstls,
PI.PreviousAnswer as PIPAns,
PI.VisibleToAgent as PIVAgent,
PI.RetryAttempt as PIRetry,
PI.Tags as PITag,
PO.option_id AS POoid,
PO.question_id AS POqid,
PO.process_id AS popid,
PO.posx AS POpx,
PO.posy AS POpy,
PO.opt_innertext AS POtext,
PO.opt_linkfrom AS POfrom,
PO.opt_linkto AS POto,
PO.libquestion_idfk AS POlqid,
PO.liboption_idfk AS POloid
FROM
processes_ec P INNER JOIN
vw_ProcessesQuestions_Sim_v6 PI
ON P.process_id = PI.process_id LEFT OUTER JOIN
vw_ProcessesOptions_Sim_v6 PO
ON PI.question_id = PO.question_id AND PI.process_id = PO.process_id
ORDER BY Ppid, PIqid, POoid ASC) where rownum<=5') from dual
O/P
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>1</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-516</PIPY>
<PITEXT>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Title</PITYPE>
<PITO>2</PITO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>2</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-437</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>1</PIFROM>
<PITO>2.2,2.1</PITO>
<POOID>1</POOID>
<POQID>2</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>-50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>Yes</POTEXT>
<POTO>5</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>2</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-437</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>1</PIFROM>
<PITO>2.2,2.1</PITO>
<POOID>2</POOID>
<POQID>2</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>No</POTEXT>
<POTO>3</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>3</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>468</PIPX>
<PIPY>-344</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PITEXT>
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<PIFROM>2.2</PIFROM>
<PITO>3.2,3.1</PITO>
<PIC>278</PIC>
<POOID>1</POOID>
<POQID>3</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>-50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>Yes</POTEXT>
<POTO>5</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>3</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>468</PIPX>
<PIPY>-344</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PITEXT>
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<PITO>3.2,3.1</PITO>
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<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>No</POTEXT>
<POTO>4</POTO>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
Any help really appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Here are the links ->
http://www.psoug.org/reference/xml_functions.html
http://www.psoug.org/reference/dbms_xmlgen.html
http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/ora/sql/xmlelement.html
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/9i/SQLXML9i.php
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10500_01/appdev.920/a96620/toc.htm
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I would like to write a stored procedure (SP) that will return results in XML format (as a string). My tables in database are not of XML TYPE. But I need XML output.
ie, SP will run like a typical SP but the only difference will be its output in XML.
1) is it possible?
2) if possible, how?
Please, help
Omer Koksal

Thank you Peter, it was a great problem for me !
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We are running an AP trial balance conc request with output type of XML. Once the parameters are entered for this report, it is only a couple page report when running output as text. But when it's run as XML output for the same params, I get over 10K+ pages in the output, too much that I cannot export it. I've tried several different parameters to make the report even shorter but the XML output is always over 10K pages. Is there a way to limit what comes out in the XML or not include DFF's in it? That's what seems to be taking up most of the space.
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CS4 has a feature to save into xml (.aepx), however, it is not the standard xml. Is there a way to write a plug-in to output xml in a customized format? Thx, Mark

Hi,
There are two ways you may want to go, depending on your requirement:
- If you have relatively small elements in the XML file, then you may be able to generate a list of tags (generated from expressions) in Warehouse Builder and target the flat file. This will not work if your elements exceed a large number (this may be 4000 characters; not sure).
- Use a post mapping process to create the file using the XML SQL utility.
I have to admit that Warehouse Builder's support in this area has room for improvement. Hence, I would suggest you select the second option (unless you think the first one could fit your requirement; typically it does not).
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XML output from Oracle 8.1.6

I need to generate XML from oracle 8.1.6 and place the output into a file on NT directory. The RDBMS is running on SUN 2.7 (Solaris7).
What is the best approach to accomplish this?
I am new to XML, any sample code is greatly appreciated.
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If you want to write the code yourself, you can download the XML SQL Utility and write Java code (or use its PL/SQL api) to accomplish this.
You can also download the XSQL Pages technology and do it declaratively.
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like:
SELECT * FROM EMP
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