XML Format
XML report outputs save the report data in a
format that conforms to an internal schema, xmldata.xsd. In IBM Cognos
Business Intelligence, to generate report output in the XML format,
you must have execute and traverse permissions for the Generate
XML Output capability.
You can find this schema file in c10_location/bin.
This format consists of a dataset element, which contains a metadata element and a data element. The metadata element contains the data item information in item elements. The data element contains all the row and value elements.
You can create models from reports and other data that conform to the xmldata.xsd schema. This is useful if you want to use a report as a data source for another report, or if you use a database that cannot be read by Framework Manager. In this case, export the data from the data source to an XML file, in conformance with the xmldata schema, and then open the XML file in Framework Manager.
For more information, see the Framework Manager User Guide.