Example XML File and Impact on the Database

The following is an example XML file to specify additional feature information that is not contained in the report logs.

<AllVendors>

<vendor name="vendor1">

<feature name="f1" displayName="feature1" softwareCategory="sc1" costFactor="32" />

<feature name="f2" softwareCategory="sc1" costFactor="31" />

<feature name="f3" />

</vendor>

</AllVendors>

In the previous example, the following updates would be made to the database:

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For vendor vendor1, the displayName property will be set to NULL because it is not specified.

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For feature f1, all properties (displayName, softwareCategory, and costFactor) will be updated because they are all specified.

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For feature f2, the softwareCategory and costFactor properties will be updated, while the displayName property will be set to NULL because it is not specified.

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For feature f3, all properties (displayName, softwareCategory, and costFactor) will be set to NULL because they are not specified.