There is often more than one way to write something in Mondrian’s XML schema format. Mondrian provides shortcuts to allow
you to write concise XML. These are particularly useful if you’re writing XML by hand.
Name
Example
Attribute.nameColumn default
An attribute’s name defaults to its key (if the key has a single column) or the last column of its key (if the key is a composite).
For example,
<Attribute name='Year' keyColumn='year'/>
is equivalent to
<Attribute name='Year' keyColumn='year' nameColumn='year'/>
Attribute.keyColumn for Attribute.Key
If an attribute’s key is a single column, you can use the keyColumn attribute. For example,
<Attribute name='Year' keyColumn='year'/>
is equivalent to
<Attribute name='Year'> <Key> <Column name='year'/> </Key> </Attribute>
Attribute.nameColumn for Attribute.Name
If an attribute’s name is a column (not an expression), you can use the nameColumn attribute. For example,
<Attribute name='Day' ... nameColumn='day_ of_month'/>
is shorthand for
<Attribute name='Day' ...> <Name> <Column name='day_of_month'/> </Name> </Attribute>
Default table for hierarchy
The attribute Hierarchy.table lets you omit the Column.table attribute in all enclosed elements.
Default table for level
The attribute Level.table lets you omit the Column.table attribute for all enclosed elements.
Attribute.ordinalColumn default
If you don’t specify an ordinal expression, it defaults to the name. For example,
<Attribute name='Product Name' keyColumn='product_id' nameColumn='product_name'/>
is shorthand for
<Attribute name='Product Name' keyColumn='product_id' nameColumn='product_name' ordinalColumn= 'product_name'/>
