Attribute field

The Attribute field is an identifying attribute for the Element field in the XML Import Configuration window.

How this field works

The data should be the full text of the name and value for the attribute, as it appears in the XML. For example, sound="pop".

An entry here is not required unless you need to distinguish between different instances of the same element. For instance, in MARC XML the primary element is called 'datafield'. Each datafield is further qualified with a tag attribute number. For example, <datafield tag= "245"> contains document title information, whereas <datafield tag="260"> contains publication information.

Field details

Field type

Text field

Internal field name

ATTRIBUTE

Location

XML Import Configuration window > Field Mapping tab

Searching on this field

Use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

This is how to select this field in Reporting.

  • Field (Across the page) reports: Select Attribute.

  • Group (Down the page) reports: Expand Fields then select Attribute.

You can sort on this field.