Difference between XML & Flat files

[Former Member]

Hi MDM Guru's

What is the major difference between XML files & Flat files. which has advantage of each??

We use flat files to syndicated data, now i want to use XML files. Could you guys guide me please?

Thanks in advance

cheers

Srihari Reddy

[Former Member]

Hi Srihari,

Through MDM Syndicator, you can syndicate data either in flat file or in XML file depending upon the requirement.

Flat file is generally a delimited file; with some specific delimiter (like tab. semi-colon, comma...). You can specify the delimiter in map properties tab in Syndicator. Whereas in case of XML file, you need to specify the schema which will define the structure of the XML file.

In case of XML file, you cannot change the structure of the destination file from MDM syndicator. For this, you will have to change the schema in XSD file.

Regards,

Varun