Exporting Testsheets into XML documents can be useful for a few reasons:
For use as a template for structuring much larger data sets for subsequent XML Import (as described above).
To generate an XML data payload to test a deployed Rulesheet (a Decision Service on the Server).
Input
To generate the Input column of a testsheet to well-formed XML, choose the menu command Testsheet > Data > Input > Export Request XML.
The sample XML file shown below is a direct export of the Input Testsheet created in Populating the Input Testsheet section. Notice the hierarchical structure.
Consult the Server Integration & Deployment Guide for more information about the sections of the XML document, including the important decisionServiceName parameter shown in line 2 of the CorticonRequest tag, below.
Output
To generate the Output panel of a testsheet to well-formed XML, choose the menu command Testsheet > Data > Output > Export Response XML.
Expected
To generate the Expected panel of a testsheet to well-formed XML, choose the menu command Testsheet > Data > Expected > Export Response XML.
For use as a template for structuring much larger data sets for subsequent XML Import (as described above).