Examples for processing orders in an XML file

XML input file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<seller id="000364">
  <order number="00060310">
      <customername>Metropolis Real Estate</customername>
      <shipto>
           <address1>100 Main St</address1>
           <address2>></address2>
           <city>Metropolis</city>
           <state>OH</state>
           <zip_code>45416</zip_code>
      </shipto>
      <item number="001">
            <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/brochures/br096.pdf</printfile>
            <quantity>10</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="002">
            <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/posters/po014.pdf</printfile>
            <quantity>5</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="003">
            <stock number="mug036"></stock>
            <quantity>5</quantity>
      </item>
  </order>
  <order number="00060311">
      <customername>Town Point Realty</customername>
      <shipto>
           <address1>450 Broadway</address1>
           <address2>Suite 12</address2>
           <city>Parkview</city>
           <state>IL</state>
           <zip_code>60404</zip_code>
      </shipto>
      <item number="001">
           <printfile>http://http://www.townpointrealty.com/print/0196.pdf</printfile>
           <quantity>20</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="002">
            <stock number="cap0342"></stock>
            <quantity>10</quantity>
      </item>
  </order>
</seller>

Note: To keep the sample XML input file from causing errors in the DownloadFile step, substitute URLs to print files at your website for the URLs in the sample.

First Xpath expression

/seller/order

XML files created for jobs

Order number 00060310

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<order number="00060310">
      <customername>Metropolis Real Estate</customername>
      <shipto>
           <address1>100 Main St</address1>
           <address2>></address2>
           <city>Metropolis</city>
           <state>OH</state>
           <zip_code>45416</zip_code>
      </shipto>
      <item number="001">
            <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/brochures/br096.pdf</printfile>
            <quantity>10</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="002">
            <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/posters/po014.pdf</printfile>
            <quantity>5</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="003">
            <stock number="mug036"/>
            <quantity>5</quantity>
      </item>
  </order>

Order number 00060311

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<order number="00060311">
      <customername>Town Point Realty</customername>
      <shipto>
           <address1>450 Broadway</address1>
           <address2>Suite 12</address2>
           <city>Parkview</city>
           <state>IL</state>
           <zip_code>60404</zip_code>
      </shipto>
      <item number="001">
           <printfile>http://www.impactonthenet.com/buildsales.pdf</printfile>
           <quantity>20</quantity>
      </item>
      <item number="002">
            <stock number="cap0342"/>
            <quantity>10</quantity>
      </item>
  </order>

XSLT style sheet for first ApplyXSLTransform step

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0">
    <xsl:output method="text" encoding="UTF-8"/>
    <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:variable name="var1_initial" select="."/>
        <xsl:for-each select="order">
            <xsl:variable name="var2_current" select="."/>
            <xsl:value-of select="concat('Job.Info.Attr1=', @number, '&#10;', 'Job.CustomerName=', customername)"/>
        </xsl:for-each>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Overrides files created by first ApplyXSLTransform step

Order number 00060310

Job.Info.Attr1=00060310Job.CustomerName=Metropolis Real Estate

Order number 00060311

Job.Info.Attr1=00060311Job.CustomerName=Town Point Realty

Second XPath expression

/order/item/printfile/ancestor::item

XML files created for print item jobs

When the XML input file contains order number 00060310, RICOH ProcessDirector creates these XML files.

Item 001

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<item number="001">
     <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/brochures/br096.pdf</printfile>
     <quantity>10</quantity>
</item>

Item 002

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<item number="002">
     <printfile>http://www.metropolishomeexperts.com/posters/po014.pdf</printfile>
     <quantity>5</quantity>
</item>

Third XPath expression

/order/item/stock/ancestor::item

XML file created for promotional item job

When the XML input file contains order number 00060310, RICOH ProcessDirector creates this XML file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<item number="003">
     <stock number="mug036"/>
     <quantity>5</quantity>
</item>

XSLT style sheet for second ApplyXSLTransform step (print items)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0">
    <xsl:output method="text" encoding="UTF-8"/>
    <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:variable name="var1_initial" select="."/>
        <xsl:for-each select="item">
            <xsl:variable name="var2_current" select="."/>
            <xsl:value-of select="concat('Job.DownloadFile=', printfile, '&#10;', 'Job.Copies=', quantity)"/>
        </xsl:for-each>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Overrides files created by second ApplyXSLTransform step