Want to bulk import XML files into DB2 tables at one time?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import XML to DB2 locally and privately, avoid uploading XML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import XML files into DB2 tables
Login to DB2 -> Choose XML files -> Set DB2 tables -> Import XML files to DB2 tables
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains XML files.
2. Config first XML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map DB2 tables to XML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import XML files to DB2 tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in DB2 table
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XML → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | INTEGER |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | BIGINT |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | DOUBLE |
| Text | <char>text</char> | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | CLOB |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | DATE |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | BLOB |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | SMALLINT |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | CLOB |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and DB2 is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | BLOB |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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