XML in Excel

XML in Excel – Extensible Markup Language

XML are the files used in the databases which are shared over the web, excel has made it very easier for us to import the data in XML to excel in the form of tables or database, XML is basically an external data and it can be imported to excel from the data tab under the get external data tab from data from other sources section.

Data is the platform where almost all the business entities revolve around. In the modern world, all businesses use different platforms and programs to store data for analysis and decision-making purposes.

XML – Extensible Markup Language is the most common format to work and analyses the data in this modern world. Excel allows us to convert the spreadsheet data into XML files, and getting started is a strange thing for common excel users.

XML is a structured data and one of the external data source. We create a link or import data from outside where data resides outside the spreadsheet. We have many external databases like PayrollPayrollPayroll refers to the overall compensation payable by any organization to its employees on a certain date for a specific period of services they have provided in the entity. This total net pay comprises salary, wages, bonus, commission, deduction, perquisites, and other benefits.read more, POS (Point of Sale), Inventory Software’s, SQL Servers, etc.…

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Like every other database software, XML has its own rule and regulations. Below are some of the common rules for XML.

• While writing the code data, both the head (start) and tail (end) should have similar tag names. For Example

<TableName> Data </TableName>

• Both head and tail are case sensitive.

How to Import XML Data into Excel? (with Examples)

Let’s see how to import XML data into excel.

Example #1 – Website (XML data) Data Download

When we are searching on the internet, we may find some of the useful information on the web, and we need that data dump to the worksheet of excel. In this article, I will show you how to download the data from the webserver to a worksheet of excel.

Example #2 – Add XML (Markup Schema) to Excel

In order to add XML Schema, we need perfect column headings. XML Schema can be created by using column headings.

• Step 1: Open Notepad and copy the below code and paste.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<data-set xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<record>
<Name>Amar Jyothi</Name>
<Salary>14051</Salary>
<Department>Sales</Department>
</record>
<record>
<Name>Radha</Name>
<Salary>17061</Salary> <Department>Marketing</Department>
</record>
</data-set>

• Step 2: Save this as data-set.xml

It is important to as two pieces of information from the data. I have added two name’s data to the list. It is an indication of the excel to repeat throughout the worksheet.

• Step 3: Now, make sure the Developer tab is enabled in your Excel ribbonExcel RibbonThe ribbon is an element of the UI (User Interface) which is seen as a strip that consists of buttons or tabs; it is available at the top of the excel sheet. This option was first introduced in the Microsoft Excel 2007.read more and select Source from the Developer tab.

• Step 4: Under XML Source right-click on the XML Maps.

• Step 5: Select the file you want to add.

• Step 6: Select the desired file and click on the OK button.

Once you click on the OK button, you will see the following output.

Things to Remember

• XML is one of the structured languages for a database.
• XML is Extensible Markup Language.
• We can import and export under XML to the spreadsheet and spreadsheet to the XML.
• Head and tails should be the same under notepad coding.
• You need to save the file as.XML
• XML is available as add-ins too. Search on the internet for more information regarding this.

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This has been a guide to what is XML in Excel. Here we discuss how to import and add XML Markup Schema to excel along with practical examples. You can learn more about Excel from the following articles –

• Open XML File in Excel
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