- Binary Data
- A file format for data encoded as a sequence of bits, but not necessarily consisting of a sequence of printable characters (text). The term is often used for executable machine code.
- Big Endian
- Binary format where most significant byte has the lowest address. This format is used on IBM 370 and most RISC designs.
- COBOL Copybook Importer
- Reads a COBOL Copybook and generates a message format reflecting the data structure of the COBOL Copybook.
- Code Page
- In the context of this documentation, the character encoding of the field data.
- Data Transformation
- In the context of this documentation, data transformation is the term used to describe the mapping of XML data to another XML format. An example would be mapping an instance of a RosettaNet document to an instance of a ebXML document.
- Data Translation
- In the context of this application, data translation is the process of converting binary data to or from XML.
- Delimiter
- A sequence of bytes that denote the end of a field or group of data.
- Document Type Definition (DTD)
- Defines what content can exist in an XML document. DTDs are part of the W3C XML Specification 1.0.
- eXtensible Stylesheet Language: Transformations (XSLT)
- An XML language designed for transforming one XML document into another. An XSLT document, or stylesheet, describes data transformations that are to be performed on nodes of an XML document. Using XSLT, an XML document can be transformed into a variety of text formats (XML, HTML, PDF, etc.). XSLT is a W3C recommendation.
- Field
- A sequence of bytes that are interpreted by an application as a unit of data.
- Group
- A set of fields and/or groups that are to be treated as having a unifying relationship.
- Group Choice
- A group comprised of fields or other groups that are mutually exclusive in the actual binary data.
- Java Message Service (JMS)
- A peer-to-peer messaging system for java programs to send and receive messages. A JMS application is capable of sending or receiving application defined messages (asynchronous requests, reports, or events) to other JMS applications so that these separate applications can collaborate or coordinate their efforts.
- Little Endian
- Binary format in which bytes at lower address have lower significance. This format is used on Intel and VAX processors.
- Message Format
- The description of a binary format produced by Format Builder.
- Metadata
- Data that is used to describe other data. Message Formats created using Format Builder are the metadata used to parse binary data.
- Message Format Language (MFL)
- An XML language created by BEA that describes the native representation and hierarchy of binary data. MFL is an XML description of binary data.
- Reference
- A group or field that relies on a prior definition to determine its name, type, and termination attributes.
- Schema
- An XML document that defines what can be in an XML document. A Schema definition is more specific than a DTD and provides much finer-grained control over the content that can exist in an XML document.
- Servlet
- A server-side Java program that is usually executed in response to an HTTP request and produces its output in a browser.
- Stylesheet
- An XSL document. A stylesheet describes data transformations (or mappings) that are to be performed on an XML document. A stylesheet describes which nodes of an XML document are to be manipulated (using XPath) and which manipulations are to be performed.
- WebLogic Process Integrator
- Workflow engine for BEA WebLogic application servers that automates workflow, business-to-business processes, and application assembly.
- WebLogic Server
- WebLogic's standards-based, pure-java application server, for assembling, deploying and managing distributed Java applications. WebLogic Server manages application components and DBMS connections to ensure security, scalability, performance, and transaction integrity.
- XML - Extensible Markup Language
- Data format that is easily read and manipulated by both humans and computers; data and meta-data are both included in the data, to provide a standard self-describing syntax for representing information. XML is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard.
- XPath
- Used within XSLT, XPath is an XML language that identifies parts of an XML document to be processed. XPath is used in XSLT to specify which nodes of an XML document are to be copied or manipulated during an XSLT transformation. XPath is a W3C recommendation.
