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Using this application you can create a simple lookup table (translation) so that when the data is displayed on screen you can toggle between the native element names and a more understandable description.
Using this application you can create a simple lookup table (translation) so that when the data is displayed on screen you can toggle between the native element names and a more understandable description.
The program does not change the original file - it simply displays it an a potentially more user friendly format.
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 21 February 2026

XML Viewer is designed to allow you to view XML Documents via a Java Application - but rather than simply showing the raw xml document it attempts to present the information in a far more user friendly and understandable way.

Let's take an example file which is a SAP Material Master message. The element names in the xml are all very short and cryptic and rather difficult to remember.

Using this application you can create a simple lookup table (translation) so that when the data is displayed on screen you can toggle between the native element names and a more understandable description.

The program does not change the original file - it simply displays it an a potentially more user friendly format.