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# Export XML

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**Group -** when displayed in the left hand menu, Databoxes are arranged into groups. Select a group from the dropdown list to add the Databox to an existing group or type in a new group name to create a new group.

**Type** – select from the dropdown list to specify how data is to be exported into the XML. The default options are:

* **General -** Standard exporting of data into a node of the export XML.
* **Service** - Exporting into a Service Code node in the export XML.
* **Custom** - Creates a ‘Custom Key’ node in the Export XML. This is primarily used for backwards compatibility and for specific host systems that require data exported in a ‘Custom Key’ format.
* **Audit -** Used for exporting information that requires being audited or logged by Keyfax.

**Name** – a descriptive name for the Databox. Use a meaningful description to identify the Databox in relation to its purpose for ease of recognition.

**Append ‘recorded’ data** - checking this option ensures that any data exported by the Databox is appended to any existing data. The data exported will be delimited by a semi-colon.\
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**Empty bookmarks allowed –** check this box if the Databox can be used in a Task or Message without being required to hold a value. If not allowed, any empty bookmarks will present to the advisor and values must be entered.\
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**Read Only** – check this box if the Databox will only be available to be read from when used within the Scripts.\
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**XPath** - the XPath details the node/element of the Export XML that is to be written to by the Databox. This has to be detailed in standard XPath format.

{% hint style="info" %}
XPath is a language that describes how to locate specific elements, attributes or processing instructions in an XML document. It allows you to locate particular content within a document. XPATH treats an XML document as a logical ordered tree.

XPath statements can get very complex but in the context of Databoxes, this shouldn't get more complicated than **NodeName/NodeName/text()**, e.g. **Fault/Job\_Code/text()**.
{% endhint %}

**Test** – if your Databox owns any Expressions, this is how to confirm that they are set up correctly and will work whatever data is passed to it, including null/empty values.\
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**Help with Expressions** – Help on constructing expressions to manipulate the data, which also includes examples of specific expressions and guidance on where to find extra help.