• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
  • Overview of the XSLT Mapper
  • Source Documents
  • Target Structures
  • Mapping Source and Target Document Nodes
  • Working with XSLT Instructions in XSLT Mapper
  • Processing Source Nodes
  • Creating and Working with Templates
  • Creating an XSLT Scenario
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Accessing Relational Data as XML
• Chapter 13: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 14: Stylus Studio Reference

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Overview of Scenario Features

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

Specifying 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 208. General Tab of XSLT Scenario Properties Dialog Box

For more information

See Source Documents to learn more about the process of selecting and working with source documents in XSLT mapper.

Setting Values for 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'"/>
               

            

This parameter is displayed on the Parameter Values tab as follows:

Figure 209. Specifying Alternate Values for XSLT Parameters

If you want to specify an alternate parameter value for this scenario, click the Parameter value to be used when processing entry field. If the alternate value you enter is an XPath expression, click the associated check box.

Choosing an XSLT Processor

By default, Stylus Studio uses a built-in processor to process the XSLT you compose. You can select other supported processors on the Processor tab, or use this tab to specify an external or custom processor.

Performance Metrics Reporting

Performance metrics reporting is available only in Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

Stylus Studio can generate an HTML report that contains information about how your XSLT is being processed. This option is off by default, but you can enable it, and choose options for the report, on the Profiling Options tab.

See Profiling XSLT Stylesheets to learn more about the different ways in which Stylus Studio can provide you with XSLT performance metrics.

Performing Post-Processing

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.