Ext.onReady(function(){ // create the Data Store var ds = new Ext.data.Store({ // load using HTTP proxy: new Ext.data.ScriptTagProxy({url: 'http://www.sofsis.cl/sheldon.xml'}), // the return will be XML, so lets set up a reader reader: new Ext.data.XmlReader({ // records will have an "Item" tag record: 'Item', id: 'ASIN', totalRecords: '@total' }, [ // set up the fields mapping into the xml doc // The first needs mapping, the others are very basic {name: 'Author', mapping: 'ItemAttributes > Author'} ]) }); var cm = new Ext.grid.ColumnModel([ {header: "Author", width: 120, dataIndex: 'Author'} ]); cm.defaultSortable = true; // create the grid var grid = new Ext.grid.Grid('mygrid', { ds: ds, cm: cm }); grid.render(); ds.load(); });