XML

The XML template data source allows you to show data from an xml-formatted file.

note

Expected encoding is UTF8

Configuration

Setting	Description	Example
XML Link	The complete URL to the XML file including protocol	http://server/data.xml
Data Update Time	Time in seconds between updates Restrictions (regardless of set value) Server requests: 5 minutes Direct requests: 2 seconds	3600
Special request headers	HTTP header key and value pairs	Key = Authorization Value = Bearer XyzXyzXyzXyz
Use direct requests	Enable to request data direct from source instead of proxying through Smartsign Server Server fetched data is cached by the server for 10 minutes for load balancing and security. Direct fetched data is subject to browser security rules https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS	False
Remove namespace definitions	Enable to automatically remove any xml namespaces included in the data. This may help if you have trouble getting data from your Xpaths.	True

Publishing an XML file using Smartsign

Typically the source of the xml-file comes from an external system or API and it's already available via http(s).

Sometimes this link cannot be reached directly from the Smartsign server or a screen. In such a scenario it's possible to store the file to the Smartsign Media library and re-publish it from there in order to make it accessible where needed.

You can upload the file to the media library manually or by using Smartsign Sync (min version 10.22.1).

Once the file is uploaded, view the resulting media item and go to the Advanced tab.

Enable the setting Allow anonymous access.

Once enabled, a Permalink will generate and show.

This link will not change if you update or replace the file and can be used to fetch the files content from template creator.