# XML Provider

This topic provides ActiveReports samples demonstrating data binding with an XML data provider in a Page/RDLX report.

## Content



This article explains connecting a section report to an XML data source.

## Connect to an XML Data Source

1.  In the designer, select the **Data Source** icon on the Detail section of the report or click the gray area around the design surface and select the **Edit Data Source** link in the Properties pane.
2.  In the **Report Data Source** dialog that appears, select the **XML** tab to connect to an XML data source.<br />![XML Tab in Report Data Source Dialog](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/bind-reports/xml-datasource-properties-section.png)
3.  Click the Ellipsis (...) button next to **File URL** field select the <Browse...> option to specify the XML file path. For example, you can connect to the Factbook.xml sample data source which can be downloaded from [GitHub](https://github.com/activereports/Samples19/tree/main/Data/).
4.  In the **Recordset Pattern** field, enter a valid XPath expression. For example,
    
    ```javascript
    //countries
    ```
    
    For more information about the XPath expressions, please see [https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath\_intro.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath_intro.asp).
5.  Click the **OK** button to close the **Report Data Source** dialog. Your report is now connected to the XML data source successfully.