Format to cXML

Converts a data object or array into a cXML formatted string.

Turns your structured data into a cXML message, ready to send to a procurement partner or trading system. cXML is the XML-based format used for documents such as purchase orders, order confirmations, ship notices, and invoices. This mapper wraps your data in an XML root element and adds the document type line at the top of the message, so the receiving system knows which cXML specification and version the message follows. By default the message is wrapped in a cXML element and declared against the basic cXML document type for version 1.2.014.

Fields

Sample data

This example formats one object using the default root element and document type, so the message is wrapped in cXML and declared against the basic cXML document type for version 1.2.014.

Field	Value
Root element name	cXML (default)
Document Type Definition (DTD)	Basic cXML document (default)
DTD version	1.2.014 (default)
Disable cData wrapping	off (default)

Input:

{
    "doc": {
        "Header": {
            "From": {
                "Credential": {
                    "Identity": "AcmeSupplier"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:

{
    "doc": "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?><!DOCTYPE cXML SYSTEM \"http://xml.cxml.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.014/cXML.dtd\">\n<cXML><Header><From><Credential><Identity>AcmeSupplier</Identity></Credential></From></Header></cXML>\n"
}

If the input also held a comment of Deliver <b>before 10:00</b> & call on arrival, the default settings write it as <Comments><![CDATA[Deliver <b>before 10:00</b> & call on arrival]]></Comments>. With Disable cData wrapping on, it becomes <Comments>Deliver &lt;b&gt;before 10:00&lt;/b&gt; &amp; call on arrival</Comments> instead.