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# About the Data Input Panel

The Data Input Panel displays the source data available from the Task Step selected in the General tab of the Tool in a structured and manageable hierarchy. This hierarchy is displayed in a tree format with expandable and collapsible nodes, similar to Windows Explorer, defined by icons. The source data may be provided by a Step that outputs data as a recordset or in XML format. If it is a recordset then an XML schema is inferred from the available data structure before being displayed in the Data Input Panel. The panel contains the following items:
|  | Search — The panel has a search option at the top which can be used where the data tree is large. The search automatically executes as text is entered into the field and will select and highlight the first matching node. Pressing the carriage return or enter button on your keyboard will select and highlight the next matching node.
|  | Data — This contains a hierarchy of the data available, displayed as a number of nodes. These are described below.
|  | Parent Node — The Parent Node is a container that is used to hold nested Parent Nodes and any data Elements and Attributes available from the Task Step selected as the input source. You can also:

Remove item mappings — If selected this removes any mapping for the Parent Node that you may have added through the click and drag functionality.

Map child items — If selected, where the Parent Node has already been mapped to a Parent Node in the XML schema displayed in the Tool Input Panel, then if the child items for both are identical they will be automatically mapped.

|  | Element Node - The Element Node is an XML tag that will be populated with data at Task run time. You can also:

Remove item mappings — If selected this removes any mapping for the Element Node that you may have added through the click and drag functionality.

Map child items — If selected, where the Element Node has already been mapped to an Element Node in the XML schema displayed in the Tool Input Panel, then if the child items for both are identical they will be automatically mapped.

|  | Attribute Node — The Attribute Node is an XML tag that will be populated with data at Task run time. You can also:

Remove item mappings — If selected this removes any mapping for the Attribute Node that you may have added through the click and drag functionality.

Map child items — If selected, where the Attribute Node has already been mapped to an Attribute Node in the XML schema displayed in the Tool Input Panel, then if the child items for both are identical they will be automatically mapped.

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