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  • Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio
  • Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
  • Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
  • Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
  • Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
  • Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
  • Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
  • Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
  • Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
  • Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
  • Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
  • Chapter 12: Accessing Relational Data as XML
  • Chapter 13: Extending Stylus Studio
  • Chapter 14: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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    Target Structures

    There are two ways to specify an XSLT target structure:

    This section covers the following topics:

    Using an Existing Document

    To use an existing document to provide the XSLT target structure:
    1. Click the Mapper tab if necessary.
    2. Click the Set Target Document button at the top left of the Mapper tab.

    The Open dialog box appears.

    3. Select the document you want to use to provide the target structure for defining the mapping (XML, XSD, or DTD).
    4. Click Open.

    The structure of the document you select appears in the target document pane of the Mapper tab.

    Building a Target Structure

    To build a target structure from scratch, you first create a root element, and then define child elements and attributes as needed.

    How to create a root element
    To create a root element:
    1. Click the Mapper tab if necessary.
    2. Right click the area underneath the Set Target Document button.

    The target document shortcut menu appears.

    3. Select Create Root Element.

    The Name dialog box appears.

    Figure 219. Name Dialog Box

    4. Type a name for the root element and click OK.

    The root element you specified appears in the target document pane of the Mapper tab.

    How to create elements and attributes

    You can create elements and attributes in a new or existing target structure.

    To create elements and attributes:
    1. Click the Mapper tab if necessary.
    2. Select the attribute or element to which you want to add a child element or attribute. If you have just created a root element, select the root element.
    3. Right click the area underneath the Set Target Document button.

    The target document shortcut menu appears.

    4. Choose one of the following:
    5. Type a name for the node and click OK.

    The node you specified is added to the target structure in the Mapper tab.

    Modifying the Target Structure

    This section describes the techniques you can use to modify the structure and content of an XSLT mapper target structure. It covers the following topics:

    Adding a Node

    See How to create elements and attributes.

    Removing a Node

    Note

     

    Before you can remove a node, you must delete any links to that node. See Removing Source-Target Maps.

    To remove a node from the target structure:
    1. Remove any links to the node you want to remove from the target structure. See Removing Source-Target Maps if you need help with this step.
    2. Select the node and press the Delete key.

    Alternative: Right-click the node and select Remove Node from the shortcut menu.

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