In this step, you will create the response XML to be sent from the server and received by the User Agent. The XML will represent of a list of employees with their Employee Numbers, Given Names, and Surnames. There will be a list of skills for each employee.

  1. In your iii Training Studio project, create a new solution group Server XML Employees Response.
  2. Select group Server XML Employees Response and right click to create a New Solution
    1. Select XML File Editor from the Tool dropdown
    2. Solution Group should already contain Server XML Employees Response
    3. Type iiiPRO06_response in the Solution File input field.  Click OK.
    4. Copy the following to replace the default code in the editor.
          <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
          <EmployeeList>
              <Employee>
                      <Code>A001</Code>
                      <FullName>Fred Bloggs</FullName>
                      <EmployeeSkill>
                             <SkillDesc>COBOL Programming</SkillDesc>
                      </EmployeeSkill>
                      <EmployeeSkill>
                             <SkillDesc>RPG Programming</SkillDesc>
                      </EmployeeSkill>
              </Employee>
              <Employee>
                      <Code>A002</Code>
                      <FullName>Joe Smith</FullName>
                      <EmployeeSkill>
                             <SkillDesc>C++ Introduction</SkillDesc>
                      </EmployeeSkill>
                      <EmployeeSkill>
                             <SkillDesc>Help Desk Management</SkillDesc>
                      </EmployeeSkill>
              </Employee>
          </EmployeeList>
  3. Notice the structure of this XML document. It has a list of employees. Each employee has details (Code and Full Name) as well as a list of skills.
  4. Save your new XML and close the text editor.