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XML added to Parse transformation in ADF and Synapse Data Flows

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Mark Kromer
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May 10, 2021
The Parse transformation in Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics data flows allows data engineers to write ETL data transformations that take embedded documents inside of string fields and parse ...
Updated May 10, 2021
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dimeji98
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Jan 25, 2022

This NOT HELPFUL AT ALL when trying to grab the element's attribute value or working with complex XML structures @

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    ckrig
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    Sep 02, 2025

    Agreed, this was less than helpful - after reading this post the reader is left less able to perform any useful XML data transformations. This blog post should come with a warning.