Convert XML Attributes To Elements

Turns each XML element's attributes into child elements, so attribute values survive a later XML parse that would otherwise drop them. The output is still an XML string.

Supported Telemetry Types

Logs	Metrics	Traces
✓	✓	✓

Choose Telemetry Type picks one signal per processor instance. Add another instance to handle a second signal.

Configuration

Basic Configuration

When to apply

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Choose Telemetry Type	Telemetry Selector	Yes	Logs	The signal this instance runs on: Logs, Metrics, or Traces (one at a time).
Condition	OTTL Condition	No	(empty)	Convert only the records that match. A not IsMap(body) guard keeps it from re-running on an already-parsed record.

Source and target fields

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Source Field Type	Enum: Resource, Attribute, Body, Custom	Yes	Attribute	Where the XML string is read from. Body is logs-only. Custom takes any OTTL path.
Source Field	OTTL Field	Yes *	—	The field holding the XML. Bracket notation for nested fields. For a Body source, leave empty to use the whole body.
Target Field Type	Enum: Resource, Attribute, Body, Custom	Yes	Attribute	Where the converted XML is written. Body is logs-only.
Target Field	OTTL Field	Yes *	—	Destination for the converted XML. Point it at the source to convert in place. For a Body target, leave empty to use the whole body.

* The Body field type is the exception: it's optional, and leaving it empty targets the entire body.

Body is available for Logs only. For Metrics and Traces, the field type options are Resource, Attribute, and Custom.

Examples

Preserve Data Name attributes before parsing Windows Event XML

Configuration Tips

• Run this before Parse Simplified XML whenever attributes carry real values (Windows Event Log <Data Name="..."> is the classic case). The simplified parser drops attributes, so promoting them first is what keeps the values.

Troubleshooting

Attribute values disappear after parsing

Symptoms: fields that came from XML attributes are missing from the parsed map.

Solutions:

1. Place this processor before the parse step. Attributes only survive if they're promoted to elements first.
2. Confirm the source still holds an XML string at this point in the pipeline (not an already-parsed map).

Standalone Processor

apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  name: convert-xml-attributes
spec:
  type: xml_attributes_to_elements
  parameters:
    - name: telemetry_types
      value: Logs
    - name: log_condition
      value: not IsMap(body)
    - name: log_source_field_type
      value: Body
    - name: log_body_source_field
      value: ""
    - name: log_target_field_type
      value: Body
    - name: log_body_target_field
      value: ""

Related Resources

• ConvertAttributesToElementsXML — OTTL function reference

Bindplane Resources

These XML and slice processors are designed to work together. Chain them to normalize, parse, and reshape XML end to end:

• Convert XML Text To Elements
• Insert XML Elements
• Parse Simplified XML
• Slice to Map
• Get XML
• Remove XML