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Import doc with XML

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi All,
I want to import documents with XML file, where the properties are. My problem is that no prpoerty is read by M-Files. Here is my XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<document>
<InvoiceNo>100085415*</InvoiceNo>
<Value>456.80</Value>
<Cur>EUR</Cur>
<Issuer>Nellen St Quack GmbH Si Co. KG</Issuer>
<InvoiceDate>2016/10/12</InvoiceDate>
<DueDate>2016/11/01</DueDate>
</document>

There is no lookup field only plain text, numeric and date fields. In the Windows log I don't see any message.
How can I discover wht is the prolem?
Thanks:Peter

Former Member over 8 years ago

If you use XML as an import file source, you need to use xpath statements to tell M-Files where the meta data is in the XML structure

Simply type "document/invoiceno" (without the "")

Dont forget to check the box " Read values from an XML file " and make sure the XML file name is the same as the pdf/tif file to import.

some samples: community.m-files.com/index.php
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Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi,
sorry, it seems I am very green. I read from the page you suggtested. I changed the xml to the following:

Still not working. What do I miss? It should be so simple...
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Former Member over 8 years ago

Oh, bugger! I have it!
I have to define all the properities with an XPath statement.
Sorry for my ignorance!

Thanks for the help!
Peter
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