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  • SOS products use XML configuration files.
  • We have developed this editor the XML Editor to provide a convenient and efficient method of developing XML configurations without the significant overhead involved in manually typing such files.

Application

Current applications (August 2015)for SOS products include:

Functionality

Excerpt
  • Manage XML Configuration files, e.g. JADE - XML Configuration
  • Assign an XSD Schema to configuration files
  • Validate XML configuration files
  • The XML Editor is schema-aware and suggests configuration elements and attributes
  • Show the included schema documentation, e.g, JADE - Reference Documentation

Prerequisites

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  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 and newer.
  • If optional Plugins are used (provided with the sub-folder plugins) then a Java Run-Time Environment starting from version 1.8 is required.

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  • The XML Editor ships with the configuration file sos.xml.editor.exe.config
    • The file name consists of the XML Editor binary file name and the extension .config
    • The configuration file has to be located in the same directory as the XML Editor binary file.
  • The following settings can be configured:

    SettingDefaultDescription
    allowRemoveRootTrueallows removal of a root node of the xml document
    allowRenameFileTrueallows renaming of an xml file on the hard disk
    autocompleteRootTrueautomatically adds the required child nodes to the root node
    hasOpenFileDialogTrueshows the open file dialog
    openLastOpenedFilesTrueopens the last opened files on program start 
    readOnlyFalseopens XML files in read-only mode

Operation

  • The Editor can be opened most easily through a double-click on a shortcut to the sos.xml.editor.exe binary that has been placed on the start menu or desktop.
  • Clicking File -> Open will open a tab for a new XML configuration file
  • The XSD schema can either be specified using an address or by downloading an schema :
  • entering a http link. The SOS has the following schemas currently (August 2015) available:
    • JADE File Transfer configuration
    • JobScheduler System Monitor configuration
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