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XMLRecordSetWriter

Description

Writes a RecordSet to XML. The records are wrapped by a root tag.

Tags

record, recordset, resultset, row, serialize, writer, xml

Properties

In the list below required Properties are shown with an asterisk (*). Other properties are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.

Display NameAPI NameDefault ValueAllowable ValuesDescription
Schema Write Strategy *Schema Write StrategyDo Not Write Schema
  • Do Not Write Schema
  • Set 'schema.name' Attribute
  • Set 'avro.schema' Attribute
  • Schema Reference Writer
Specifies how the schema for a Record should be added to the data.
Schema Cacheschema-cacheController Service:
RecordSchemaCacheService

Implementations:
VolatileSchemaCache
Specifies a Schema Cache to add the Record Schema to so that Record Readers can quickly lookup the schema.
Schema Reference Writer *Schema Reference WriterController Service:
SchemaReferenceWriter

Implementations:
ConfluentEncodedSchemaReferenceWriter
Service implementation responsible for writing FlowFile attributes or content header with Schema reference information

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Write Strategy has a value of schema-reference-writer
Schema Access Strategy *schema-access-strategyInherit Record Schema
  • Inherit Record Schema
  • Use 'Schema Name' Property
  • Use 'Schema Text' Property
Specifies how to obtain the schema that is to be used for interpreting the data.
Schema Registryschema-registryController Service:
SchemaRegistry

Implementations:
AmazonGlueSchemaRegistry
ApicurioSchemaRegistry
AvroSchemaRegistry
ConfluentSchemaRegistry
Specifies the Controller Service to use for the Schema Registry

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-reference-reader or schema-name
Schema Nameschema-name${schema.name}Specifies the name of the schema to lookup in the Schema Registry property

Supports Expression Language, using FlowFile attributes and Environment variables.

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-name
Schema Versionschema-versionSpecifies the version of the schema to lookup in the Schema Registry. If not specified then the latest version of the schema will be retrieved.

Supports Expression Language, using FlowFile attributes and Environment variables.

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-name
Schema Branchschema-branchSpecifies the name of the branch to use when looking up the schema in the Schema Registry property. If the chosen Schema Registry does not support branching, this value will be ignored.

Supports Expression Language, using FlowFile attributes and Environment variables.

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-name
Schema Textschema-text${avro.schema}The text of an Avro-formatted Schema

Supports Expression Language, using FlowFile attributes and Environment variables.

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-text-property
Schema Reference Reader *schema-reference-readerController Service:
SchemaReferenceReader

Implementations:
ConfluentEncodedSchemaReferenceReader
Service implementation responsible for reading FlowFile attributes or content to determine the Schema Reference Identifier

This property is only considered if:
  • the property Schema Access Strategy has a value of schema-reference-reader
Date FormatDate FormatSpecifies the format to use when reading/writing Date fields. If not specified, Date fields will be assumed to be number of milliseconds since epoch (Midnight, Jan 1, 1970 GMT). If specified, the value must match the Java java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter format (for example, MM/dd/yyyy for a two-digit month, followed by a two-digit day, followed by a four-digit year, all separated by '/' characters, as in 01/01/2017).
Time FormatTime FormatSpecifies the format to use when reading/writing Time fields. If not specified, Time fields will be assumed to be number of milliseconds since epoch (Midnight, Jan 1, 1970 GMT). If specified, the value must match the Java java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter format (for example, HH:mm:ss for a two-digit hour in 24-hour format, followed by a two-digit minute, followed by a two-digit second, all separated by ':' characters, as in 18:04:15).
Timestamp FormatTimestamp FormatSpecifies the format to use when reading/writing Timestamp fields. If not specified, Timestamp fields will be assumed to be number of milliseconds since epoch (Midnight, Jan 1, 1970 GMT). If specified, the value must match the Java java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter format (for example, MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss for a two-digit month, followed by a two-digit day, followed by a four-digit year, all separated by '/' characters; and then followed by a two-digit hour in 24-hour format, followed by a two-digit minute, followed by a two-digit second, all separated by ':' characters, as in 01/01/2017 18:04:15).
Suppress Null Values *suppress_nullsNever Suppress
  • Never Suppress
  • Always Suppress
  • Suppress Missing Values
Specifies how the writer should handle a null field
Pretty Print XML *pretty_print_xmlfalse
  • true
  • false
Specifies whether or not the XML should be pretty printed
Omit XML Declaration *omit_xml_declarationfalse
  • true
  • false
Specifies whether or not to include XML declaration
Name of Root Tagroot_tag_nameSpecifies the name of the XML root tag wrapping the record set. This property has to be defined if the writer is supposed to write multiple records in a single FlowFile.
Name of Record Tagrecord_tag_nameSpecifies the name of the XML record tag wrapping the record fields. If this is not set, the writer will use the record name in the schema.
Wrap Elements of Arrays *array_wrappingNo Wrapping
  • Use Property as Wrapper
  • Use Property for Elements
  • No Wrapping
Specifies how the writer wraps elements of fields of type array
Array Tag Namearray_tag_nameName of the tag used by property "Wrap Elements of Arrays" to write arrays
Character Set *Character SetUTF-8The Character set to use when writing the data to the FlowFile

State Management

This component does not store state.

Restricted

This component is not restricted.

System Resource Considerations

This component does not specify system resource considerations.

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