Overview of Scenario Features

This section describes the main features of XSLT scenarios. It covers the following topics:

XML Source Documents

The main benefit of the XSLT scenario feature is that it lets you specify the XML document against which you want to run your XSLT. By default, Stylus Studio uses the first source document you add using the XSLT mapper as the XML source document for the scenario. You can specify the XML source document setting on the General tab of the Scenario Properties dialog box.

Figure 273. General Tab of XSLT Scenario Properties Dialog Box

Global Parameters

The Parameter Values tab of the Scenario Properties dialog box displays any global parameters you have defined in the XSLT source and allows you to

For example, imagine the following parameter defined in the XSLT source:

<xsl:param name="my_title" select="'Confederacy of Dunces'"/> 

By default, values entered in the Paramter value to be used when processing field are interpreted as strings. However, you can indicate that you want the value to be interpreted as an XPath expression by selecting the check box in the Parameter value is an XPath expression (not a string) field. This allows you to enter expressions such as the following:

document("books.xml")/books/book[1] 

By default, Stylus Studio uses a built-in processor to process XSLT documents. You can change the processor on the Processor tab of the Scenario Properties dialog box.

Performance Metrics Reporting

Result Document Validation

You can optionally validate the XML document that results from XSLT processing using the XML validator you specify. You can use

All validation is done before any post-processing that you might have specified.

Post-Processing Result Documents

You can use the Post-process tab to specify any optional processing you want performed on the XML after it has been processed by the XSLT. You might want to use FOP to render XML as PDF, for example.