XML Plug-In

The XML Plug-In is a tool that serves as a wrapper for XML documents within ModelCenter. Using this tool, you can quickly interface with an XML document and read or write values as needed. This can be quite useful in situations where an XML file is either consumed or produced by a component and you need to access the file for reading or modification on either end of the process.

The XML Plug-In is separated into two separate plug-ins: the XML Input Plug-In and the XML Output Plug-In. These plug-ins, while very similar, are used for performing different functions.

XML Input Plug-In

The XML Input Plug-In is used for wrapping an XML document that is intended to be used as an input to a component. Using this tool, you can choose which variables should be exposed for modification prior to the running of the consuming component. When this plug-in is run, the values for the associated variables in ModelCenter will be written to the specified XML document.

XML Output PlugIn

The XML Output Plug-In is used for wrapping an XML document that is expected to be the output of a component. Using this tool, you can choose which variables should be exposed from the produced XML document. The exposed variables can then be linked to other components as needed.