Adds nicknames to the Create Nicknames window.
Cancels your input and closes the window.
Specify the XML file or schema file to use for identifying nickname and view objects.
Opens a file browser so that you can select a local XML file. If you are using Windows and the remote drive is mapped to the local client computer, you can also select a remote XML file.
Shows the top-level element from the schema file that you specified in the Discovery input file. The top-level element is the root nickname. If more than one top-level element is in the discovery input file, click Choose to specify the top-level element that you want to use.
Opens a window where you can select a top-level element. Available only when more than one top-level element is in the schema file.
Select to specify a fixed XML file or directory.
Select to specify a fixed XML document.
Specify the fully qualified path for the XML document.
Opens a file browser so that you can select a local file path. If the data access service (DAS) is running on the federated server you can use the file browser to select a remote file path.
Select to specify a directory.
Specify the directory on the federated server that you want to extract data from.
Opens a file browser so that you can select a local XML directory. If the data access service (DAS) is running on the federated server you can use the file browser to select a remote directory.
Select to specify the XML data source when you run the query.
Select the type of XML data for which you are creating a nickname.
Specify the default VARCHAR length to use for all generated VARCHAR columns. Columns can contain up to 32,672 characters. The default value is 48 characters.
Shows the default suffix for a nickname. You can use the default suffix or type a different suffix. The names for the nicknames that are generated by the discover feature are the XML element names. When the suffix is added to the name, the combined name and suffix cannot be more than 128 characters. If the combined name and suffix is greater than 128 characters, the name is truncated to ensure that the entire suffix is visible.
Shows the default primary key suffix. You can use the default suffix or type a different suffix. The primary key is the XML element name followed by the suffix that you specify. When the suffix is added to a primary key, the primary key cannot be more than 128 characters. If the combined primary key and suffix is greater than 128 characters, the primary key is truncated to ensure that the complete suffix is visible.
Shows the default foreign key suffix. You can use the default suffix or type a different suffix for the foreign key. The foreign key is the XML element name followed by the suffix that you specify. When the suffix is added to a foreign key, the foreign key cannot be more than 128 characters. If the combined foreign key and suffix is greater than 128 characters, the foreign key is truncated to ensure that the complete suffix is visible.
Select the local schema on the federated server for the nicknames that are generated by the discover feature. Schema names can be 1 to 30 characters. If you type a schema name, a schema is created with that name.
Select to specify how the source document is processed.
Select to validate an XML document before the federated server extracts data from the file. An XSD or DTD file is used to validate an XML document. The location of the XSD or DTD file must be specified in the XML document. This nickname option is allowed only for root nicknames.
Select to process XML documents one piece at the time. Streaming separates the XML document into pieces using the nickname XPath expression of the root nickname. Each node that matches the XPath expression represents a piece of XML data that is used to create a separate DOM tree for processing.