SNOW-CAD Integrating and managing application data Practice Question
A developer is configuring a REST message to retrieve data from an external system. The external system returns XML responses. Which data format should the developer set the REST message to expect?
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Why each option matters
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XML
The REST message must be configured to expect the same data format that the external system returns. Since the external system returns XML, the developer should set the expected format to XML.
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JSON
Why it's wrong here
JSON is incorrect because the external system returns XML.
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Text
Why it's wrong here
Text is a generic format; the specific expected format should be XML.
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CSV
Why it's wrong here
CSV is incorrect because the external system returns XML.
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XML
Why this is correct
Correct: The format should match the response from the external system, which is XML.
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