EMG XML 2.0, previously known as Studentum XML 2.0, is a XML schema designed to easily import structured data representing a training provider and its courses or programs.
The file containing the information to be imported (from now on: the feed) can be either static or dynamically generated on request. Please make sure that the content is delivered within a reasonable amount of time from the request.
Our system supports the retrieval of the feed via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. Basic authentication methods are also supported out-of-the-box. Here you can find more information about the supported authentication methods.
Make sure that the feed correctly validates against the EMG XML 2.0 schema.
Regularly, we will download the feed and process it to determine which courses have to be published, unpublished and updated.
To be able to import data from different partners, we require our partners to follow a certain set of conventions in regard on how to print data of certain type. Here you can find a detailed list of conventions to be followed when creating your feed.
The schema uses four main entities
- An
instituterepresents a university or a training provider - An
educationrepresents a course or a program - A
locationrepresents a venue where a course can be held - An
eventrepresents an occurrence of a course or program
Each of these entities have an identifier that must be unique within their scope. We use the identifier to determine whether a certain entity is new, needs to be updated or has been removed.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<informationUpdateBatch version="2.0" xmlns="http://educations.com/XmlImport" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<institute id="12345">
<educations>
<education />
...
</educations>
<locations>
<location />
...
</locations>
</institute>
</informationUpdateBatch>
Please note that the institute identifier must be an integer number.