Excel XML, XPath and XSLT Workflows

Training

Online

£ 75 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    4h

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Microsoft Excel is a very XML aware application, featuring not only XML, but also XPath and XSLT capabilities; and this intermediate/advanced Excel course explains all of Excel's XML-related features in depth. The course assumes a good familiarity with Microsoft Excel and the use of Excel formulas. However, no knowledge of XML, or its related technologies, is assumed.
The course begins with an overview of the nature of XML and itemizes the different objects which can form part of an XML document. This introductory section also explains the use of DTDs and schema documents to validate XML.

We then move on to look at the importing and exporting of data into and out of Microsoft Excel. We discuss the creation of XML maps and how they relate to XML tables, as well as the validation of XML data, using schema documents, both on import and export.

Next, we explore online XML, as we use Excel's WEBSERVICE, FILTERXML and ENCODEURL functions to download XML data from online web services and use XPath statements to extract the information we want from the downloaded XML.

Although FILTERXML and its XPath statements are designed to work only with online web services, this course will show you a crafty workaround which will enable you to use this function to extract data from your local XML documents as well.

The final section of this course is given over to an XML capability which is well hidden in Microsoft Excel, namely the ability to transform XML as you import it by using  XSL stylesheets. The course provides an overview of how XSL sheets are constructed and how XPath is used within stylesheets to target the different parts of the input XML document which you want to transform and include in the output.
 
In short, whatever Excel XML workflows you are faced with, this course will equip you to deal with them confidently and efficiently.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Online

Start date

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About this course


You will learn the basics of XML and the role played by DTDs and schema documents in XML validation.
You will learn how to import and export XML data into and out of Microsoft Excel.
You will learn how to use XML mapping to target specific parts of the XML documents you are importing.
You will learn how to use the WEBSERVICE function to retrieve data from an online web service.
You will learn how to use Excel's FILTERXML function to extract data from both online and local XML data sources.
You will how to construct XPath statements to target specific locations within an XML document.
You will learn how to use XSLT stylesheets to reshape XML documents into an Excel-friendly structure.
You will learn the basic syntax used in XSLT stylesheets and how XPath is used within XSLT.


This course is designed for experienced Excel users who are used to working with formulas and functions. No knowledge of XML, XPath or XSLT is assumed.

Microsoft Excel 2016, 2013, 2010 or 2007.

Certificate of completion

A free trail version of this course is available.


Sign up for the free trail version of this course. If it meets with your expectations, then enroll for the full course.

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Subjects

  • Excel
  • XML training
  • XML
  • XSL
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Web
  • Import
  • Microsoft excel training
  • MS Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • XSLT
  • XPath 2.0

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Course programme

1. Getting Started

1. Welcome to Excel XML, XPath and XSLT Workflows

2. Download course files

2. XML Essentials

1. What is XML

2. Structure of an XML document

3. Elements

4. Attributes

5. Entity references

6. CDATA sections

7. Comments

8. Processing instructions

9. XML Validation

10. Well-formed XML

11. Overview of DTDs

12. Overview of XML schema documents

3. Excel and XML

1. Importing XML into Excel

2. Creating an XML map

3. Importing XML data incrementally

4. Validating XML data

5. Multilevel import multiple tables

6. Multilevel import single table

7. Exporting XML data

4. WEBSERVICE, FILTERXML and XPath

1. Using the WEBSERVICE function

2. XPath overview

3. Using FILTERXML and ENCODEURL

4. Using FILTERXML with local XML files

5. Using predicates

6. The new CONCAT function

7. Descendant-or-self axis

5. Using XSLT stylesheets

1. XSLT and Microsoft Excel

2. Creating new elements

3. Using xsl-copy-of

4. Using xsl-text and xsl-value-of

5. Creating new attributes

6. Using xsl-if

7. Using xsl:choose

8. Using attribute value templates

Excel XML, XPath and XSLT Workflows

£ 75 VAT inc.