XMLports are objects to define and process text-based data structures, including those which are defined in an XML format. XMLports are used to import and export both XML formatted files and text files (particularly, variations of the .csv format), but can handle many other text file formats in both delimited and fixed formats. XML is a set of somewhat standardized data formatting rules to aid dissimilar applications to exchange data. XML-structured files have become an essential component of business data systems.

There is no wizard for XMLports. When we click on New, we proceed directly to the XMLport Designer screen as shown in the following screenshot:

Once you become comfortable using C/SIDE and C/AL, you will learn more about XMLports for XML-formatted data and as well as other text file formats. XMLports can be run directly from menu entries as well as from within other objects. XMLport objects can also be passed as parameters to web services in a Codeunit function, thus supporting the easy passing of bulk information, such as a list of customers or inventory items.