Custom XSLT Transforms

If you are using data from a SOAP or REST Web service, you may need to use XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) to modify the structure of the message data generated by the service, so it can be used by an Unwired Platform MBO. Unwired Workspace can create XSLT transforms automatically, however sometimes these generated transforms are not sufficient and do not yield the results you require.

MBOs typically require a flat and tabular message structure from a Web service. This tabular structure corresponds to the rows and columns that eventually materialize the MBO's instances and attributes, respectively. Therefore the message structure used by a Web service must align correctly. Transformation must be precise to avoid unexpected results in an MBO.

Therefore, always validate the transform before deploying it to a production environment.

• Custom XSLT Use Cases
  In most cases, the XSLT that is generated by Unwired WorkSpace is sufficient. However, in some cases, you may need to modify the generated XSLT file, or to create a new one manually.
• Implementing Custom Transforms
  When the generated transform does not yield expected results in the MBO, you need to either modify the generated transform or create a custom transform outside of Unwired WorkSpace.
• XSLT Stylesheet Syntax
  XSLT stylesheet must follow Unwired Platform stylesheet syntax requirements so that the Web service response message is formatted correctly for MBOs bound to this data source.
• XSLT Stylesheet Example
  Use the example XSLT stylesheet to understand the structure required by Unwired Platfrom.