Introduction:

This connector is used to transform a file. It is a connector allowing to transform a file of another format (CSV, PLAT, - EDIFACT...) to an XML file based using a file called «  format  ».

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The connector exists in the scenario panel:

Configuration:

- To create or modify a transformation connector, you should be on a scenario (new or existing).

- Configuration :

     FILE_TO_XML is a transformation connector used to set up the connector, you should click on the blue   button above the connector and fill in the properties displayed :

• Name : To give a name to the processing step (connector). It is very useful to give meaningful names .
• Format : The XML file allowing to transform the input or output file to XML format or vice versa.  We have several existing standard formats (EDIFACT, X12..)
• FileName : To give a name to the output file of the current step. This step is very useful for the monitoring of the platform.
• Input & Output Charset : to precise the encoding for the files. The default encoding is UTF-8.
• Condition : This field allows you to add a condition to execute the processing step only if the condition is met.
• Add boundary OnError : It is checked only to add an additional treatment in the case of an error on the treatment step.

Le fichier Format:

The format file is mandatory for the connector to work. The iXPath file formats are described in XML and stored in the client environment's format directory.

In this chapter we will go through all the possible cases of the format file.

1. Format Edifact

Le format Edifact allows the user to transform a file 

1. Format Plat

2. Format