NAME

Data - The XML Payroll Data Module.

SYNOPSIS

use Payroll::XML::Data;
my $obj = Payroll::XML::Data->new(validCountries => \%validCountries,
          periodNames => \%periodNames);

DESCRIPTION

Payroll::XML::Data will contain the parsed XML file. It provides a method to validate that it is complete and also a method to generate a valid XML file from the data stored in the data hash.

FUNCTIONS

scalar new(validCountries, periodNames)
  Creates a new instance of the Payroll::XML::Data
  object.

array isValid(void)
  Determines if the data structure is complete and usable for
  generating an XML file from.
  Returns an array.  The first index is boolean (1 or 0 to indicate
  if the object is valid or not).  The second index is an array of
  error messages that were generated based upon the errors found.

string generateXML(void)
  Creates an XML file based upon the info stored in the
  Payroll::XML::Data object.  It first calls isValid() to make sure
  this is possible.  If not then we die with an informative error
  message.

VARIABLES

version - version of the XML file parsed

dataFile - the name of the file parsed or the string of XML

date - the date the Payroll was generated for

period - the period of time the payroll is for

genSysId - the id used by the generating system to identify this payroll

persons - the array of person data structures

NOTE:  All data fields are accessible by specifying the object
       and pointing to the data member to be modified on the
       left-hand side of the assignment.
       Ex.  $obj->variable($newValue); or $value = $obj->variable;

AUTHOR

Xperience, Inc. (mailto:admin at pcxperience.com)

SEE ALSO

perl(1), Payroll::XML::Parser(3)