The XML audit file driver reads a folder of files rather than a platform, so it has to be told which folder. The folder is given once, in the log-on window:
- Choose the database "XAF 3.2 for Invantive Business" in the log-on window.
- Fill out "XML Directories" with the folder holding the audit files. Several folders are separated by a semicolon.
- Fill out "XML File Extension" with the pattern of the files to read, for instance `*.xaf`. A narrower pattern such as `*V3_2.xaf` keeps files of another version out.
- Choose "Connect".
Every file matching the pattern becomes a company, named after the company identifier and the financial year the file covers.
## Prerequisites
The folder has to exist and has to be readable. A folder which does not exist is reported as `itgenxpf001` at the moment of connecting, naming the folder it could not find.
## Limitations
The pattern is matched against the file name only. A folder holding audit files of several versions therefore needs a pattern which tells them apart, since a file of another version read as version 3.2 does not yield the rows expected. See [[XML Audit File]].