RE: Download a xml file by a submit button.

Peter Lewis — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:37:03 GMT

You should be able to create an XML file by using a plugin like this one: https://community.appian.com/b/appmarket/posts/dynamic-document-generator

To actually set up the download, I'd recommend creating a process with two nodes:

The first step should create the document using the Smart Service from the plugin above. Inside the smart service, upload a basic template for a text file. Then, insert your XML data by defining a query using the a!queryEntity() function. Once you create the new file, save the result into a process variable that can be used in the next step in your process.
Next, include a User Input Task where you pass the document you created in the previous step as an input to this form. On the form, I'd suggest including a document download link to allow the user to download your document: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/Document_Link_Component.html Keep in mind that it isn't possible to have a button that both downloads and submits the form at the same time, so it will be better to use the link first and then use a separate submit button.