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Import Cache Records

The Import Cache Records task in Zynk Workflow allows you to upsert data into a caching database.

This functionality supports efficient data access and management, especially for complex or enterprise-level integrations. Below are the configuration settings available for this task.

Data Settings

Cache Name

Required
Specifies the name of the cache to create or update.

Connection Id

Optional
The unique identifier for the connection that generated the data. If left blank, an empty GUID will be used.

XPath

Required
The XPath expression used to iterate through the XML data in the input file.

Key Field

Required
The XPath expression pointing to the element or attribute that will be used as the cache record's key.

Value Field

Optional
Defines the XPath expression pointing to the element or attribute to use as the cache record's value.

  • If Value Type is set to XML, this field can be left blank. In such cases, the current XML node (e.g., Customers/Customer) will be stored as the value.

Value Type

Optional
Specifies the format of the cache record value:

  • Text: Stores the value from the specified Value Field.
  • XML: Stores an XML snippet from the current node or the specified Value Field.

File Settings

Input File

Required
The XML file containing data to be upserted into the caching database.

Zynk Settings

See Common Task Settings

Example

Consider an XML file containing customer data:

<Customers>
    <Customer>
        <Id>123</Id>
        <Name>John Doe</Name>
    </Customer>
</Customers>

With the following configuration:

  • Cache Name: CustomerCache
  • XPath: Customers/Customer
  • Key Field: Id
  • Value Field: Name
  • Value Type: Text

The task will upsert a record into the cache where:

  • Key: 123
  • Value: John Doe

If Value Type is set to XML and the Value Field is left blank, the entire <Customer> node will be stored as the value.

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