Datatypes for Variables and Parameters
Variable and parameter data can be scalar values or complex objects:
Scalar Types | string |
number |
date (deprecated, use datetime instead) |
datetime |
boolean |
Complex Types (objects) | document |
Any token that identifies a named type from a specific mashable information source. The service attribute must be used with named types. With this complex type, mashable metadata provides type information for the token. |
Variables that are implicitly declared always have a document type. For more details, see also:
For example:
<output name="result" type="document"/>
<input name="securityType" type="svc:certType" service="Credentials"/>
<input name="previousDays" type="boolean"/>
<variables>
<variable name="loops" type="number"/>
<variable name="amznResult" type="document"/>
<variable name="user.email" type="string"/>
<variable name="today" type="datetime" default="2010-07-01"/>
</variables>
Document type variables are represented in XML and must be well-formed. The Business Analytics Server automatically converts the results of component mashable information sources to XML for any variable that holds complex objects, unless the variable has a subtype specified.
Document-type variables can also contain well-formed HTML or JSON by specifying a subtype. These subtypes:
You can also construct complex data for variables or parameters as literal XML. See
Default and Constructed Values for information and examples on constructing data.
Valid Date Formats for
Business Analytics
Mashables and Mashups