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Jamit XML Feed Spec for importing/exporting jobs

Feed Encoding

- Unicode characters, using UTF-8

- Data stored inside element is always XML Encoded, e.g. < is written as < and & is written as &amp;

Assumptions and Limitations

- The built-in importing tool in Jamit cannot read XML files with multiple sequence elements. It can only import files with one sequence elements. Sequence elements are elements that repeat in the feed and the parser loops through them. An example of a sequence element is a job element.

- The built-in importing tool in Jamit cannot import data from attributes, and discards this data. Data can be imported from in between elements.

Element Structure Overview

Jamit - element - This is the container of the Jamit XML Feed.

JobsFeed element - This contains information about the job source. It also contains a set of job elements, which is a sequence of job records. Each job element contains further sub-elements. (Similar to an RSS channel element)

Job element - This contains information about an individual job postings. It may also optionally contain job poster account information. If no account information is specified, the job will be imported under a default username. It also contains three sub-elements: location, category and salary

Account element - This optional element contains the poster's account information.

Some elements are marked as 'optional' in the feed, but the more given, the better.

Element Dictionary

Symbol key:

Ω255 - Indicates 255 character Limit
∞ - Indicates no limit

jamit Elements - a container of the feed

Elements of jobsFeed, a sub-element of jamit

Elements of targetNiche, an optional sub-element of jobsFeed. The targetNiche is optional, and only useful for search engines or directories to categorize the feed

Elements of job, a required sub-element of jobsFeed

Elements of account, an optional sub-element of job. The account is optional, and only useful for importing jobs which are associated with an employer's account. If account is not specified, the job should be imported under a default account. At least the username must be present, all other fields are optional.

Elements of contact, a sub-element of account. The contact is required if the account element is included in the field

Elements of location, a sub-element of job. At least one location element is required

30.27127

-97.74103

Elements of categories, a sub-element of job. At least one categories element is required

Elements of salary, an optional sub-element of job. At least one location element is required

Example Feed

<jamit version="1.1" encoding="utf-8">
	<jamitKey></jamitKey>
	<jobsFeed>
		<title>Jamit Job Board Demo</title>
		<link>http://www.jamit.com/jobs/</link>
		<description>A demonstration of the Jamit Job Board</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:28 +0000</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>Jamit Job Board</generator>
		<managingEditor>test@example.com</managingEditor>
		<webMaster>webmaster@example.com</webMaster>
		<targetNiche>
			<industry>entertainment</industry>
			<function>accounting</function>
			<jobs_type>fill time</jobs_type>
			<skill></skill>
			<country>United States</country>
			<region></region>
			<lang>English</lang>
		</targetNiche>
		<job>
			<command>INSERT</command>
			<days_to_advertise>30</days_to_advertise>
			<refID>590</refID>
			<guid>http://www.example.com/jobs/job/590</guid>
			<post_mode>premium</post_mode>
			<application_url>http://www.example.com/jobs/job/590?apply=true</application_url>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.example.com/jobs/job/590</link> 
			<account>
				<username>test</username>
				<password>test</password>
				<accountEmail>account@jamit.com</accountEmail>
				<contact>
					<firstName>John</firstName>
					<lastName>Smith</lastName>
					<company>Jamit Software Limited</company>
					<address></address>
					<place></place>
					<region></region>
					<country></country>
					<tel></tel>
					<www_url>http://www.jamit.com</www_url>
				</contact> 
			</account>
			<title>Software Engineer (Senior)</title>
			<email>apply@example.com</email>
			<location>
				<latitude>30.27127</latitude>
				<longitude>-97.74103</longitude>
				<place>Manhattan</place>
				<region>New York</region>
				<country>United States</country>
			</location>
			<categories>
				<function>accounting</function>
				<industry>entertainment</industry>
				<type>part-time</type>
				<location>New York</location>
			</categories>
			<start>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:28 +0000</start>
			<duration>6 months</duration>
			<skills>php,mysql,javascript,html</skills>
			<postalcode>90210</postalcode>
			<posted_by>Jamit Software Limited</posted_by>
			<salary>
				<currency>USD</currency>
				<from>1500.00</from>
				<to>3000.00</to>
				<benefits>medical insurance, 4 week vacation</benefits>
			</salary>
			<immigration_status>citizen, permanent resident</immigration_status>
			<experience></experience>
			<description></description>
			<image_link></image_link>
		</job>
	</jobsFeed>
</jamit>



      

XML Export: Setting up the Jamit job board to export a feed in this schema

The jamit job board exporting feature can be used to export

To set one up,

1. Go to Admin->XML Export, and click the XML Schemas tab.

2. Click on the create 'Create New Schema' button.

3. Enter in the schema settings and save. (eg. For the name, enter 'Jamit XML 1.1)

4. Click in the 'Configure XML Structure' link, next to the schema setting that you just added

5. Click on the 'Import structure from CSV' link

6. Paste in the following CSV content from below and click save

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