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A comprehensive guide on how to deduplicate and merge XML data using XSLT. Learn about handling duplicate records, merging data, and creating structured outputs with clear examples.
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How to Deduplicate and Merge XML Data Using XSLT

In today's data-driven world, working with XML data is a common task. However, handling duplicate records and merging relevant information from different XML files can become quite complex. In this guide, we’ll dive into a specific problem of deduplicating and merging XML data and provide a clear solution using XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations).

Problem Overview

In this scenario, we have two XML files:

/credit-entity.xml: This is our target XML file containing entities with various attributes.

/credit-rating.xml: This source XML file contains ratings associated with different entities identified by UUIDs.

Desired Outcome

The goal is to:

Match UUIDs between the two XML files.

Merge data from the source file into the target file, prioritizing the latest rating dates.

Create a new latest element that consolidates the most recent date and rating for each entity.

Initial XML Structure

Target XML: credit-entity.xml

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Source XML: credit-rating.xml

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Proposed Solution

To achieve the merging and deduplication of this data with XSLT, we will construct a transformation that follows these steps:

Step 1: Set Up XSLT Template

We begin by creating an XSLT template to match the credit element in our target XML.

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Step 2: Explanation of Code

for-each-group: This element is utilized to process both the entities and the ratings at the same time, grouping them based on their UUIDs.

apply-templates: This selects the relevant child elements of entity, excluding date and rating.

latest Element:

A variable $max-date is defined to find the latest date from the grouped records.

The corresponding rating for this latest date is then selected and structured within the new latest element.

Step 3: Handle Missing UUIDs

If a UUID exists in credit-rating.xml but not in credit-entity.xml, we can define a process to add those entries as well:

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Complete Transformation Example

The complete XSLT should be structured to address both the primary merging and the inclusion of any missing records.

Conclusion

By following the steps outlined above, you will be able to effectively deduplicate and merge XML files while ensuring that the most relevant information is preserved. Utilizing XSLT’s powerful grouping and processing capabilities can greatly simplify your data transformation tasks.

Final Notes

If you run into issues with your transformations, consider breaking down your code into smaller sections and testing each one independently to isolate and resolve any errors.

Happy coding, and may your XML data manipulation endeavors be fruitful!