Data output formats

Output

The Documentor script has the ability to out put data to three different formats; XML, Text, Visio and Excel. Because of the technologies involved they're limited in what they can do, and explanation of each follows below.

After a scan completes a series of buttons will appear at the top of the scan window named respective to the out put they generate. Click the button and the script formats the collected data in to out choice and you have the option to output to multiple formats if you so choose.

• [to XML] this option was created to work effectively on any system the script can run on. The data file created will be named output.xml and will be dropped in the same folder the script file resides in.
• [to Text] this was created previous to the XML option and generates a series of CSV (Comma Seperated Values) files depending on what was selected for scanning. The data gathered from systems sometimes can make parsing these files difficult and unless you're completely uncertain on how manipulate an XML file I've recommend the XML output over this.
• [to Visio] this output requires Visio 2003 or later be installed, it will create server stencils in a new blank diagram and assign those objects properties/details based on what data was gathered, not all data gathered will appear in this format of output.
• [to Excel] this output requires that Excel 2000 or later be installed, it will create a new Excel spreadsheet and a number of tabs based on data gathered and will report all data in the spreadsheet