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# ParseXml

The `ParseXml` parameter specifies whether to parse XML files.

When XML files are processed, File Content Extraction extracts the text from the file and discards the XML tags. This means that the content of the files is captured, but the structure and field names are lost. The text extracted by File Content Extraction is added to the `DRECONTENT` field in the document.

The connector can parse XML files and convert XML elements and values to document metadata fields and values. This means that the XML structure and field names are preserved when the document is indexed. You can use this parameter when you have exported documents from an application in XML format and want to index them through the File System Connector.

To parse XML files, set this parameter to `TRUE`. If the connector fails to parse an XML file, the XML file is ingested as if `ParseXml` was set to `FALSE`.

NOTE: The connector expects each XML file to contain a single document.

Type: | Boolean
Default: | False
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName or FetchTasks
Example: | `ParseXml=False`
See Also: | ParseXmlMode ParseIdx

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Product: Knowledge Discovery File System Connector 26.3

Topic Title: ParseXml