QGIS – How to Connect WFS or WMS from .xml File

I'm new to working with WFS and WMS in QGIS, but most connections I tried so far have worked the usual way with the "GetCapabilities"-link.
Some public servers provide however an .xml file like the one shown below, and I haven't found a way yet to import that to QGIS – how can I write an URL for the WMS- (or WFS-) connection in QGIS using the info I can find in the .xml?

Here the link to the .xml, below the full code:

[https://geoportal.saarland.de/mapbender/php/wms.php?layer_id=41945&PHPSESSID=nbnqb46uav1vogib4pk8hnvqe2&INSPIRE=1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS]

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

<WMT_MS_Capabilities xmlns:inspire_common="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/common/1.0" xmlns:inspire_vs="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/inspire_vs/1.0" updateSequence="1681971951" version="1.1.1">
<Service>
<Name>OGC:WMS</Name>
<Title>Photovoltaikanlagen</Title>
<Abstract>Der Kartendienst (WMS-Gruppe) stellt Daten derjenigen Flächen dar, die für eine Bebauung mit Photovoltaikanlagen in Frage kommen.</Abstract>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/mapbender/php/wms.php?layer_id=41945&PHPSESSID=nbnqb46uav1vogib4pk8hnvqe2&INSPIRE=1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&INSPIRE=1" xlink:type="simple"/>
<ContactInformation>
<ContactPersonPrimary>
<ContactPerson>Geodatenzentrum</ContactPerson>
<ContactOrganization>Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima, Mobilität, Agrar und Verbraucherschutz</ContactOrganization>
</ContactPersonPrimary>
<ContactPosition>Ansprechpartner</ContactPosition>
<ContactAddress>
<AddressType>postal</AddressType>
<Address>Von der Heydt 22</Address>
<City>Saarbrücken</City>
<StateOrProvince>Saarland</StateOrProvince>
<PostCode>66115</PostCode>
<Country>Deutschland</Country>
</ContactAddress>
<ContactVoiceTelephone>+49 (0)681 / 9712 – 03</ContactVoiceTelephone>
<ContactFacsimileTelephone>+49 (0)681 / 9712 – 200</ContactFacsimileTelephone>
<ContactElectronicMailAddress>[email protected]</ContactElectronicMailAddress>
</ContactInformation>
<Fees>none</Fees>
<AccessConstraints>noLimitations</AccessConstraints>
<KeywordList>
<Keyword>Agrarflächen</Keyword>
<Keyword>Gebietskulisse</Keyword>
<Keyword>Photovoltaikanlagen</Keyword>
<Keyword>PV</Keyword>
</KeywordList>
</Service>
<Capability>
<Request>
<GetCapabilities>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml</Format>
<DCPType>
<HTTP>
<Get>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/mapbender/php/wms.php?layer_id=41945&PHPSESSID=nbnqb46uav1vogib4pk8hnvqe2&INSPIRE=1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&INSPIRE=1" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Get>
<Post>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Post>
</HTTP>
</DCPType>
</GetCapabilities>
<GetMap>
<Format>image/bmp</Format>
<Format>image/gif</Format>
<Format>image/jpeg</Format>
<Format>image/png</Format>
<Format>image/png24</Format>
<Format>image/png32</Format>
<Format>image/png8</Format>
<Format>image/svg+xml</Format>
<Format>image/tiff</Format>
<DCPType>
<HTTP>
<Get>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/arcgis/services/Internet/Photovoltaik_Agrarfl/MapServer/WmsServer?" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Get>
<Post>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/arcgis/services/Internet/Photovoltaik_Agrarfl/MapServer/WmsServer?" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Post>
</HTTP>
</DCPType>
</GetMap>
<GetFeatureInfo>
<Format>application/geojson</Format>
<Format>application/vnd.esri.wms_featureinfo_xml</Format>
<Format>application/vnd.esri.wms_raw_xml</Format>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml</Format>
<Format>text/html</Format>
<Format>text/plain</Format>
<Format>text/xml</Format>
<DCPType>
<HTTP>
<Get>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/arcgis/services/Internet/Photovoltaik_Agrarfl/MapServer/WmsServer?" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Get>
<Post>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://geoportal.saarland.de/arcgis/services/Internet/Photovoltaik_Agrarfl/MapServer/WmsServer?" xlink:type="simple"/>
</Post>
</HTTP>
</DCPType>
</GetFeatureInfo>
</Request>
<Exception>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.se_blank</Format>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage</Format>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.se_xml</Format>
</Exception>
<VendorSpecificCapabilities>
<inspire_vs:ExtendedCapabilities xmlns:inspire_vs="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/inspire_vs/1.0">
<inspire_common:MetadataUrl xmlns:inspire_common="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/common/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="inspire_common:resourceLocatorType">
<inspire_common:URL xmlns:inspire_common="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/common/1.0">https://geoportal.saarland.de/mapbender/php/mod_layerISOMetadata.php?SERVICE=WMS&outputFormat=iso19139&Id=41945</inspire_common:URL>
<inspire_common:MediaType xmlns:inspire_common="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/common/1.0">application/vnd.iso.19139+xml</inspire_common:MediaType>
</inspire_common:MetadataUrl>
<inspire_common:SupportedLanguages>
<inspire_common:DefaultLanguage>
<inspire_common:Language>ger</inspire_common:Language>
</inspire_common:DefaultLanguage>
<inspire_common:SupportedLanguage>
<inspire_common:Language>ger</inspire_common:Language>
</inspire_common:SupportedLanguage>
</inspire_common:SupportedLanguages>
<inspire_common:ResponseLanguage>
<inspire_common:Language>ger</inspire_common:Language>
</inspire_common:ResponseLanguage>
</inspire_vs:ExtendedCapabilities>
</VendorSpecificCapabilities>
<Layer>
<Title>Photovoltaikanlagen auf Agrarflächen</Title>
<Abstract>Der Kartendienst (WMS-Gruppe) stellt Daten derjenigen Flächen dar, die für eine Bebauung mit Photovoltaikanlagen in Frage kommen.</Abstract>
<SRS>EPSG:4326</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31466</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31462</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3034</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3044</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3045</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:4258</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:4839</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:25832</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:25833</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31467</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31463</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3857</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:102100</SRS>
<LatLonBoundingBox minx="6.501781" miny="49.114854" maxx="7.397016" maxy="49.620075"/>
<BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:4326" minx="6.501781" miny="49.114854" maxx="7.397016" maxy="49.620075"/>
<BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:31466" minx="2536621.9" miny="5442765.43" maxx="2600948.4" maxy="5498150.4438"/>
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<BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:3034" minx="3753416.124618" miny="2493322.050226" maxx="3818345.784241" maxy="2550090.562351"/>
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<Layer queryable="0">
<Name>Photovoltaik_Agrarflaechen</Name>
<Title>Photovoltaikanlagen auf Agrarflächen</Title>
<Abstract>Der Kartendienst (WMS-Gruppe) stellt Daten derjenigen Flächen dar, die für eine Bebauung mit Photovoltaikanlagen in Frage kommen.</Abstract>
<KeywordList>
<Keyword>Agrarflächen</Keyword>
<Keyword>Photovoltaikanlagen</Keyword>
<Keyword>PV</Keyword>
</KeywordList>
<SRS>EPSG:102100</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:25832</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:25833</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3034</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3044</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3045</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31462</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31463</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31466</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:31467</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:3857</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:4258</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:4326</SRS>
<SRS>EPSG:4839</SRS>
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<BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:4326" minx="6.501781" miny="49.114854" maxx="7.397016" maxy="49.620075"/>
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<DataURL>
<Format>text/html</Format>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="41945" xlink:type="simple"/>
</DataURL>
</Layer>
</Layer>
</Capability>
</WMT_MS_Capabilities>

Best Answer

The xml file is an error message that says "Parameter 'layers' contains unacceptable layer names." which I suspect is a reference to the umlaut in the layer name that they provide in the capabilities file and is an odd problem for a German web site not to have noticed but since it occurs in my browser as well as QGIS I think it is their problem not ours so you should probably contact the owners of the site and ask them to fix their server or sanitize their layer names.

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