Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides enhanced flexibility for users to transform XML data to a desired format. In an embodiment, a configuration data indicates the specific elements required for generating the output for other elements. During a first pass, any occurrences of the specific elements in an input XML data are populated in a cache. During a second pass, XSL transformation rules are used for transforming the elements of the XML data. When an XSL transformation requires a specific element stored in the cache, the specific element is retrieved and an output portion is formed by incorporating the retrieved element according to the XSL transformation rule. According to another aspect, the configuration data also specifies various context objects that are enabled to interface with corresponding external (data) sources. Accordingly, data from external sources is enabled to be incorporated in the output according to XSL transformation rules.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides enhanced flexibility for users to transform XML data to a desired format. In an embodiment, a configuration data indicates the specific elements required for generating the output for other elements. During a first pass, any occurrences of the specific elements in an input XML data are populated in a cache. During a second pass, XSL transformation rules are used for transforming the elements of the XML data. When an XSL transformation requires a specific element stored in the cache, the specific element is retrieved and an output portion is formed by incorporating the retrieved element according to the XSL transformation rule. According to another aspect, the configuration data also specifies various context objects that are enabled to interface with corresponding external (data) sources. Accordingly, data from external sources is enabled to be incorporated in the output according to XSL transformation rules.