• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
  • Getting Started with XQuery in Stylus Studio
  • Building an XQuery Using the Mapper
  • Debugging XQuery Documents
  • Creating an XQuery Scenario
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Accessing Relational Data as XML
• Chapter 13: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 14: Stylus Studio Reference

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Overview of Scenario Features

This section describes the main features of XQuery scenarios. It covers the following topics:

Specifying XML Source Documents

The main benefit of the XQuery scenario feature is that it lets you specify the XML document against which you want to run your XQuery. By default, Stylus Studio uses the first source document you add using the XQuery mapper as the XML source document for the scenario. You can specify the XML source document setting on the General tab of the Scenario Properties dialog box.

Figure 259. XQuery General Scenario Properties

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See Source Documents to learn more about the process of selecting and working with XQuery source documents in XQuery mapper.

Setting Values for External Variables

The Parameter Values tab of the Scenario Properties dialog box displays any external variables you have defined in the XQuery source. You can specify the parameter value you want to use for any external variables when you run the scenario. For example, imagine your XQuery code contains the following:

define variable $unit_cost external
               

            

This variable is displayed on the Parameters tab as follows:

Figure 260. XQuery Scenario Parameters

When you run the scenario, you can specify the parameter value you want to use by double-clicking the Expression field and typing a value. Valid values are XPath expressions and must be entered using single or double quotes.

Performance Metrics Reporting

See Enabling the Profiler to learn more about the different ways in which Stylus Studio can provide you with XQuery performance metrics.