About This Document

 

This document explains what BEA eLink Information Integrator is and describes how to use the Server and the Formatter, Rules, and Tester GUIs.

This document covers the following topics:

• Understanding the BEA eLink Solution provides an overview of BEA eLink Information Integrator and the entire BEA eLink family of products.

• Getting Started describes the basic steps necessary to start using BEA eLink Information Integrator.

• Building Format Definitions describes the Formatter component of BEA eLink Information Integrator and provides instructions for its use.

• Defining Rules describes the Rules component of BEA eLink Information Integrator and provides instructions for its use.

• Testing Message Parse and Reformat describes the Tester component of BEA eLink Information Integrator and provides instructions for its use.

• Data Types describes the input format field types.

• MFL Document Type Definition describes the Message Format Language Document Type Definition (DTD) and provides an example Message Format Language document built using the DTD.

• Glossary provides definitions for terms that may be unfamiliar.

 

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What You Need to Know

This document is intended for application programmers who will configure the Information Integrator and use it to execute information transfers.

 

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e-docs Web Site

BEA product documentation is available on the BEA corporate Web site. From the BEA Home page, click on Product Documentation or go directly to the e-docs Product Documentation page at http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.

 

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Contact Us!

Your feedback on the BEA Information Integrator documentation is important to us. Send us e-mail at [e-mail] if you have questions or comments. Your comments will be reviewed directly by the BEA professionals who create and update the BEA eLink Information Integrator documentation.

In your e-mail message, indicate that you are using the documentation for the BEA eLink Information Integrator 1.0 release.

If you have any questions about this version of the Information Integrator, or if you have problems installing and running the Information Integrator, contact BEA Customer Support through BEA WebSupport at http://bea.com. You can also contact Customer Support by using the contact information provided on the Customer Support Card, which is included in the product package.

When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information:

• Your name, e-mail address, phone number, and fax number

• Your company name and company address

• Your machine type and authorization codes

• The name and version of the product you are using

• A description of the problem and the content of pertinent error messages

 

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Document Conventions

The following documentation conventions are used throughout this document:

Item	Examples
Variable names	Variable names represent information you must supply or output information that can change; they are intended to be replaced by actual names. Variable names are displayed in italics and can include hyphens or underscores. The following are examples of variable names in text: error_file_name The when-return value...
User input and screen output	For screen displays and other examples of input and output, user input appears as in the first of the following lines; system output appears as in the second through fourth lines: dir c:\accounting\data Volume in drive C is WIN_NT_1 Volume Serial Number is 1234-5678 Directory of C:\BEADIR\DATA
Syntax	Code samples can include the following elements: Variable names can include hyphens or underscores (for example, error_file_name) Optional items are enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). If you include an optional item, do not code the square brackets. A required element for which alternatives exist is enclosed in braces ({}). The alternatives are separated by the pipe (vertical bar) character ( |). You must include only one of the alternatives for that element. Do not code the braces or pipe character. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that the preceding element can be repeated as necessary.
Omitted code	An ellipsis ( ... ) is used in examples to indicate that code that is not pertinent to the discussion is omitted. The ellipsis can be horizontal or vertical.
Environment variables	Environment variables are formatted in an uppercase font. ENVFILE=${APPDIR}
Key names	Key names are presented in boldface type. Press Enter to continue.
Literals	Literals are formatted in a monospace font. class extendSample
Window items	Window items are presented in boldface type. Window items can be window titles, button labels, text edit box names or other parts of the window. Type your password in the Logon window. Select Export to make the service available to the client.