There are 4 basic parts to creating a File Layout.
- Create or Select a Record for
your data. I used a view, to avoid having to deal with joins in
PeopleCode.
- Create a File Layout
Definition.
- Create an Application Engine
Program, with a tiny bit of code in it.
- Stuff all these things into a
project so you can maintain your sanity at a later time.
After you have selected the record with the data you want to export, create
a new File Layout Definition (File->New Definition->File Layout).
On the definition tab, right click “NEW FILE” and select Insert
Record. Search for the record you are using for your data, and double
click it. The Record Definition, and its columns will show up under “NEW
FILE” now. Save your File Layout Definition.
Click the Property Icon ,
then click the “Use” tab, and select XML in the “File Layout Format” drop down.
Click OK.
