XML Export Module

 

This guide will show you how you get started with the XML Export Module. If you need more in-dept explanation click the help menu, or press Ctrl + Shift + H on your keyboard to view a help file. 

 

It is assumed that you have setup a 14 day trial account on our hosted server or 3f Software Planner installed on your own server. It is furthermore assumed that you are familiar with the basic functionality of all the modules in the 3f Software Planner.  If you have not yet set up the trial account go to http://www.3f-project-management.com/start/ to do so.

 

The XML Export module has the following functionalities

  • You can export virtually all the data in the 3f Software Planner as XML files

  • You can create macro's in i.e. Excel for further data analysis

Getting Started

 

Step 1.  Create a test case

Click the Tree view > Enterprise > XML Central

On the loaded page the Add New icon to add a new XML Export file.

 

 

Step 2. Define data to export

From the subsequent page choose the XML base, enter a description then check off all the tags you want to export then press save.

 

 

Step 3. Export data

To export data, click the link Export XML across from the XML file you want to export. Depending on type of data being exported this may take a few seconds.

 

 

Step 4. Getting the XML file

When the XML file has been exported click the link "View XML across from the XML file being exported. From the subsequent popup page either

 

a) Click the file you want to get. It opens up in a new browser window, choose File > Save As then save it on your computer

b) Check the checkbox next to the file you want to get then click the button "Send file to me as email". The file will be send to you as an email attachment if you have enabled the sending of emails in the System Defaults.

 

 

Step 5. Use the XML Export

The XML Export is designed to let you further manipulate data from the 3f Software Planner. Read about that in the SDK section.