# Unbounded elements in XML filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unbounded-elements-in-xml-filter/62937>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 13, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unbounded-elements-in-xml-filter/62937 "2016-10-13T12:41:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinoossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/74df32/32.png) [@vinoossk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinoossk)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unbounded-elements-in-xml-filter/62937/1 "2016-10-13T12:41:39Z")

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I am getting unbounded elements in below format and I want to parse specific tags?? (In the below DatasourceDetail may occur 'n' number of times). Like if DataSourceResponseDuration may occur or maynot occur. How to use it in XML filter?

<ser:DataSourceDetail>
        <ser:DataSourceId>1014</ser:DataSourceId>
        <ser:DataSourceOperationID>GetPCMData-ParallelScope</ser:DataSourceOperationID>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>9347</ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>
        <ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:58:56.129-04:00</ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:59:05.476-04:00</ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>
      </ser:DataSourceDetail>
      <ser:DataSourceDetail xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ass="http://services.dnb.com/AssessmentProductServiceV2.0" xmlns:xte="http://services.dnb.com/XTEDataServiceV1.0" xmlns:soap-env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
        <ser:DataSourceId>23585</ser:DataSourceId>
        <ser:DataSourceOperationID>Enhance Corporate Linkage</ser:DataSourceOperationID>
        <ser:DataSourceResultCode>00</ser:DataSourceResultCode>
        <ser:DataSourceResultText>Success</ser:DataSourceResultText>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>207</ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>
        <ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:58:56.303-04:00</ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:58:56.510-04:00</ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>
      </ser:DataSourceDetail>
      <ser:DataSourceDetail xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ass="http://services.dnb.com/AssessmentProductServiceV2.0" xmlns:xte="http://services.dnb.com/XTEDataServiceV1.0" xmlns:soap-env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
        <ser:DataSourceId>19900</ser:DataSourceId>
        <ser:DataSourceOperationID>SLRM</ser:DataSourceOperationID>
        <ser:DataSourceResultCode>CM000</ser:DataSourceResultCode>
        <ser:DataSourceResultText>Success</ser:DataSourceResultText>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>680</ser:DataSourceResponseDuration>
        <ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:58:56.323-04:00</ser:DataSourceRequestTimeStamp>
        <ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>2016-10-04T08:58:57.003-04:00</ser:DataSourceResponseTimeStamp>
      </ser:DataSourceDetail>
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unbounded-elements-in-xml-filter/62937/2 "2017-07-06T04:34:22Z")

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