Rookie question about XML import

[opladii_opladaa]

I have rookie question about XML import. I have a custom XML file (actually export from soapUI) with simple structure:
<root>
<element>Name 1</element>
<element>Name 2</element>
</root>
I would like to import this XML into EA to create a bunch of EA elements (under one package) with the name taken from <element>.  Other parameters (like element type) should be defaulted.

How can I do it? Is there ready-made templates for soapUI exports? Is there a step-by-step tutorial suitable for beginners? I am using EA 8.  Thanks forehand.

[Eve]

There's no "custom xml" import in EA.

I'd recommend writing some code to read the XML and use the API to create the elements you want.

[skiwi]

I'm using EA 8.

I'm not sure XML had been invented when EA 8 was current, I'd recommend upgrading to the latest version.
Disclaimer: No financial interest.

[Geert Bellekens]

Hi,

I agree with skiwi, version 8 is really ancient and there are lot of interesting new feature in the next version that make it worthwhile to upgrade.
But even in the latest version there is no custom xml import feature.

You can do as Simon suggests, of you could try to get the data from the xml into an excel file and import from there.
I have written a free VBA excel importer that you can download from my website.

http://bellekens.com/2015/10/24/simple-vba-excel-to-ea-importer-v4/

Geert